Do you think restaurants actually care about maintaining authenticity in their food, or is it just a buzzword used to attract customers?

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First review the Wikipedia page on the popular Canadian street food poutine (link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine), Then visit, (notpoutine.fyi) to see examples of “fake" poutine from around the world.

After viewing these two sites, write an brief argument ( 400-500 words) explaining your stance on authenticity in food. Consider the following questions as you write

Is "authenticity” an unrealistic ideal, a necessary part of defining a culture, or something else?

Is someone who makes a food “incorrectly” disrespecting the culture that created it, or is innovation an inevitable part of cross-cultural Influence?

Do you think restaurants actually care about maintaining authenticity in their food, or is it just a buzzword used to attract customers?

Your argument should be formal in tone and structure, according to MLA essay guidelines, using and citing the two sites above to illustrate your position as necessary , as well as other sources you wish to bring it from your own research, such as from They Say/ I Say and the Master Media List.

Responses must be in Word or PDF format only.