Food is a window into other cultures, and some would argue, a means of promoting diplomacy between nations. Food can connect people, and its power should not be underestimated.

1. FOOD AS AN INSTRUMENT
OF CROSS-CULTURAL
UNDERSTANDING
GASTR0-
DIPLOMACY
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2. FOOD IS A WINDOW INTO ANOTHER CULTURE,
& SOME WOULD ARGUE, A MEANS OF
PROMOTING DIPLOMACY BETWEEN NATIONS.
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3. FOOD CAN CONNECT PEOPLE, & ITS POWER TO
DO SO SHOULD NOT BE UNDERESTIMATED.
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4. A STUDY PUBLISHED IN PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
MAGAZINE LOOKED AT THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN FOOD & PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF A
NATION.
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5. THE FINDINGS ARE QUITE INTERESTING...
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6. 55.71% OF RESPONDENTS STATED
THAT EATING A COUNTRY'S FOOD HAS
CHANGED THEIR OPINION OF THAT
COUNTRY IN A POSITIVE WAY.
84% OF RESPONDENTS SAID THEY
WOULD CONSIDER TRAVELING TO A
NEW COUNTRY BASED ON ITS
CUISINE.

7. GASTRO-DIPLOMACY PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE
IN CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING & IS
SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE CAN BE PART OF.
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