A vast array of food supplements is appreciated as a more popular way of eating. Consequently, lots of food consumption comes from international rather than local. In this essay, I will propose why the disadvantages of this phenomenon outweigh the advantages.
On the one hand, financial benefits are recognised as the most enormous positive trend. To begin, it creates opportunities for underdeveloped nations which often have to pose with hard, dry and infertile soil. Owing to these features, poor countries can only grow and raise a limited variety of crops as well as cattle. Additionally, some imported food have lower price but better quality than food planted directly locally. This is because some groceries are only suitable with their own level of climate of soil such as durians which are only matched with equatorial climate in Southern Vietnam. Moreover, since these countries are not developing enough, they do not apply technology or machines to farming and only do it by hand. Therefore, the level of concentration from farmers will ensure the situation of each crop more than robots do.
On the other hand, preferring foreign food to local one will negatively affect the economy and culture of each nation. First and foremost, the competition will rise higher than ever before until local companies do not only compete with each other in the market but also fight with international and imported ones. As a result, the contribution of food management will decline and influence the government’s budget. Secondly, traditional cuisine culture will be abandoned and lose its value if they are no longer concerned. Due to the overconsumption of oversea food, national identity will be lost, leading to the collapse of culinary villages. Last and foremost, transporting long distances or pandemic can be the elements that avoid imported foods because of longer delivery time and sometimes, less healthy supplement than local food. One prime example is Covid 19 breakdown, when many trucks carrying dragon fruit were banned and Vietnamese people had to process noodles or bread from this fruit to ensure quality while still recovering production costs.
In conclusion, although foreign food is cheaper and promotes the development of poor nations, this eating trend negatively affects its own economy, conventional cuisine culture and immediate problems of delivery.