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The Slow Food Movement Minsoo Park from Korea Photo: Dino (Flicker) Slow food symbol: the snail Photo: Brindio (Flicker) Supporters of the movement want people to have more leisure time to eat their meals. They hate hectic and fast-paced life. They think people should keep their ethnic tastes and recipes. Fast food is becoming increasingly popular all around the world even though everybody knows it threatens their health. However, fast food, such as hamburgers and pizza, have a lot of fat, and the ingredients in them are not always good quality. Large fast food companies only want to make a profit, and many consumers who think "fast service" is the most important thing prefer such kinds of meals for lunch, even for dinner. Slow Food is a new idea that protests the spread of fast food. The Slow Food Movement is interested in recovering the traditional meals of cultures. The movement is not only about meals; it is related to overall modern culture. Supporters of the movement want people to have more leisure time to eat their meals. They hate hectic and fast-paced life. They also think people should keep their ethnic tastes and recipes and encourage eating fresh, natural food of traditional diets. They feel the various eating customs of traditional cultures are part of our human heritage and think eating leisurely can make our lives happier and more worthwhile. Therefore, they are protesting the spread of fast food such as hamburgers and hope every country in the world will try to preserve their unique, traditional cuisine. Return to: Resisting Globalization & Preserving Cultures | What is Globalization? | Home Page  TOPICS Online Magazine - ©1997-2008 - Sandy and Thomas Peters - topics.mag@gmail.com