For example, Jamaicans love rice and peas, Spanish people love rice and beans, African Americans love fried chicken and Mac n' Cheese. Usually these mostly go with all meals. For Koreans we love our noodles. Noodles play a symbolic role in Korean culture. According to Korea Life, “One dish is janchi guksu (banquet noodles), which is served in a hot anchovy broth to guests at a wedding reception. This dish is so closely linked to the idea of a happy marriage in Korea that a question like “When can we eat noodles?” would easily be interpreted to mean “When do you plan to get married?” My mother told me a story about her wedding and how different it was from a traditional American wedding. I wasn't born at the time, but before my mother could announce her big day to the family, the South Korean family would call or email her and ask when they could have the noodles. I felt confused until he told me it was the symbol of a happy marriage. I started laughing because I had never heard these words up here in my family asking you "when are you getting married?". I was taken by surprise but soon got there and understood everything. Noodles has another symbol meant for birthdays. Noodles play an important role on birthdays because they symbolize a long and healthy life. Personally, I don't eat noodles on birthdays or make noodles available for people to eat on my birthday because my birthday parties are more
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