A sociological analysis of the impact of globalization on modern food culture between Sri Lanka and India

Abstract

One of the world's major geographical regions is “South Asia”. South Asian countries have a wide variety of art forms, cuisines, religions, dialects, and belief systems, making them incredibly diverse culturally. “Food, in particular, embodies the key facets of any culture; it reveals a country's history, traditions and socio-economic standing. When considering the food culture, Sri Lanka and India have different types of food and characteristics unique to each country. However, the globalization of food has several impacts on how we live our daily lives. That means, depending on cultural considerations, religious views, societal attitudes, socio-economic standing, and the influence of mass media, eating habits and customs to be observed vary from one country to another. Accordingly, how has globalization changed the food culture of Sri Lanka and India? was the main problem of this research. The main objective of this research is to recognize how globalization has changed the food culture of Sri Lanka and India. For this research paper, secondary data were collected through the qualitative research method, which was gathered from published research papers, journals, e-books, conference papers, annual reports and relevant websites that were relevant to the research purpose. According to those secondary sources, it was found that urbanization, higher incomes, capital mobility and market liberalization are major contributors to changes in food systems. With the introduction of strong new companies like massive international fast food and food chains, competition for a market share of food purchases tends to increase. The Globalization of food offers a thorough overview of all the major concerns related to globalization and the modern production, distribution, and consumption of food. Accordingly, we can recognize how new things have been added to the food culture between Sri Lanka and India after globalization than the food culture that existed between Sri Lanka and India before globalization.