Marcus Samuelsson s Influence On Life - 707 Words

Marcus Samuelsson was born in ethiopia in 1971. At one years old marcus contracted tuberculosis along with his mother and sister . His mother soon passed away. A year later in 1973 Marcus and Linda are adopted by Ann Marie and Lennart Samuelsson and brought to Sweden. This is where Marcus is first taught to cook by his grandmother helga. She introduced him to lingonberries and blueberries for the first time. He was also exposed to food in varieties. Growing up during the summers in Smogen switzerland Marcus and his dad lennart along with his uncles would go fishing. They would catch crayfish, lobsters, and mackerel, and then take them home to smoke and preserve their catch. Helga would often gather Marcus and his sisters in the kitchen to teach them how to pickle fresh vegetables, and make meatballs, ginger snaps, cookies, and apple jam. HAving gained the experience of catching the food and handling it all the way to the cooking portion gave him insight on how important fresh loca l food was to him and how he should appreciate it. Another food window that marcus had was his family and his father. He learned that in ethiopia spices were a large part of the food they made and that meals were more of a spiritual connection than in other parts of the world. He looks back on his country and how hard his people work for what they have and feels pride. Marcus has drive thanks to his people to move forward and show others how to make fresh affordable meals. Marcus had more