The main criteria of globalization are diffusion, interdependence, organization, and culture. Diffusion implies a geographical dissemination of a product; independence means that the ingredients or conditions needed for a product creation are within reach and culture entails customers’ awareness of the product’s concept that in turn forms their desire to consume the product (Lechner, 2009). One of such food globalization example is a beefsteak industry. It has been argued that classical steak is a purely American national dish and perhaps the only valuable contribution to world cuisine. Today, the United States is one of the leading exporters of beef. Its production is kept under the supervision of the state. There are very high criteria for selecting meat for steaks: tough and strict grading standards for nutrition of the cattle, its slaughter, and the veterinary inspection. In addition to the USA, the largest beef producers are Australia and Brazil. (Cook, 2016). Steaks culture has become very popular over the last couple of decades in the world. It is common for men to eat steaks as it is believed to be the main source of protein. The industry brought diversity to world cuisine and steak consumption gradually transformed into a subculture; people became able to create chains of steak restaurants and make a profit. On the other hand, however, the beef industry is harmful to people because of high cholesterol level in meat which damages the health of the whole nations. Despite the general perception of this industry as nature friendly, this point of view is rather wrong. It is capable of polluting environment no less that heavy industries as there is a contaminating impact of cattle farming (Walsh, 2013).
References
Cook, R. (2016 May 22). World Beef Exports: Ranking Of Countries. Beef2Life.
Lechner, F. (2009). Globalization. Chichester, U.K.: Wiley-Blackwell.
Walsh, B. (2013 December 16). The Triple Whopper Environmental Impact of Global Meat Production. Time.
