If You Are What You Eat Then What Am I

Kothari the narrator of the story in if you are what you eat then what am i is very detailed in explaining the different aspects of her life when it comes to food the main summary of this essay revolves around the food choices of kothari as an indian american.

If you are what you eat the what am i this adaptation for the age old saying haha you are what you eat shows what the true meaning of this story is about. Geeta kothari s if you are what you eat then what am i shares a personal story of a young woman s efforts to find her identity as she grows up in a culture different than her parents. In the essay if you are what you eat then what am i. Kothari retells memories from her childhood in india as well as her experiences as an american student.

She is the editor of did my mama like to dance and other stories about mothers and daughters and her short story collection i brake for moose and other stories will be published in february 2017. The application of this saying implies that if you eat a chicken leg then you are in fact a chicken but kothari sees this saying in a whole new light. She is stuck between two different cultures the indian culture and the america culture. Her family who originally came from india have certain ideals set on how food should taste.