... middle of European cultures. France also stands in the middle of the mosaic of European drinking cultures, as a bridge country between the social and cultural habits of Europe. The French cuisine consists of almost four times more butter and three times more lard, and they have higher cholesterol levels and blood pressures, than do Americans. Yet just 7 percent of the French ... standards, yet they seem to maintain a healthy, balanced, slender lifestyle. The result of the phenomenon is termed the French Paradox. The French Paradox is the perplexing connection between France's rich cuisi...

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... from the French judges the French Chef was crowned the champion. The above comments is one example of ethnocentrism the French judges believed that only the French could prepare French cuisine and judged the Japanese Chef based on preconceived cultural ideas. In this sense, ethnocentrism could be defined as: making false assumptions about others" based on our own limited experience. The ... ...

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