Alan Wilson, CEO of food spice company McCormick, Inc. stated that "when someone introduces you to their culture, one of the first things they do is to introduce you to their food" because the food allows you to learn about the culture. What type of learning does this illustrate?

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A) Experiential learning best characterizes this situation because you taste the food to learn about that aspect of the culture. It would be very difficult to learn about the culture from the food without the experience of tasting it. By the action of eating the food, you are trying something new, reflecting on that experience, thinking about the food, and finally incorporating that into your view and understanding of the culture. These steps complete the learning cycle of experiential learning.

Alan Wilson, CEO of Food Spice Company McCormick, Inc