Ashis Nandy, author of the article “Ethnic Cuisine: The Significant 'Other'”, writes, “it is suspected that the culture of ethnic cuisine and ethnic dining has become increasingly more sophisticated and complex because it has become an important symbolic substitute for the cultures it is supposed to represent. 'The Significant Other'” (250). In recent years, the food of different cultures and ethnicities has become the symbol of their culture. Restaurant owners have started opening their business with food from different cultures and people are able to easily get their hands not only on the food but also have a second-hand experience through cultural food. I chose this activity over the others because I love to eat. I love to explore and visit different types and environments of the world. According to Nanda (2015, pg.83), symbols refer to something that stands for something else in reference to language and culture. Since they are both Asian cuisine, I thought they would eat similar food, however, the food in these restaurants is very distinctive and unique to their culture. Izakaya Takasei had salads, fried and grilled dishes, udon, soba, miso soup, ramen, sashimi, sushi, rolls and yakitori. The food served at Izakaya Takasei symbolized Japanese culture. Din Tai Fung had xiaolongbao, dumplings, buns, fried rice, soups and noodle soups. Din Tai Fung food symbolized Chinese culture. Izakaya Takasei had different types of seafood such as fried and grilled seafood, sashimi, sushi and rolls. The server advised that their yakitori is their signature item. They had many different types of poultry, seafood and vegetables to put on the skewers. Din Tai Fung's signature item was the dumplings. They had two different types, xiaolongbao and steamed dumplings. Most of the food on their menu, from dumplings to noodles and rolls, had flour as its base