This is not a new trend. Many times immigrants take old-fashioned recipes from their homeland and make them with what they can find in America. The abundance of resources allows them to create foods that are similar in taste but not in calories or fat content. Another aspect of this Americanization is the style of cooking. Many Haitian immigrants do not trim the fat or remove the skin from chicken before giving it to their families. However, in Haiti, removal is standard practice. This would make the food greasier and unhealthy than if it were cooked in Haiti. In Haiti, frying food was something that was done sparingly, but it is a common American practice. Even if immigrants themselves make changes to their diet, these choices are not made consciously. Assimilation is something that, when done indirectly, penetrates the mind and changes people
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