Since ancient time food has served as a symbol of social status and hierarchy across various cultures . Cooking techniques, cuisine and culture, dining etiquette etc defines the status of the particular family or person. Lets take a simple and lively example of food or menu in marriages.

• 1. Access to more than 10 items :             more the menu more the wealthy person is. If a menu in a certain marriage starts with snacks and ends with dessert then this clearly depicts your social class.
• 2. Luxury food items  :                               luxury food and beverages such as meat , champagne or expensive sweets etc are often associated with privilege because their availability is limited and highly priced.
• 3.Hall Etiquette  :                                       The practice of serving food can also define your social status or the utensils that a particular person uses to intake a food item, using specific utensils have historically distinguished the upper classes from lower classes.

These are some points which helps us to understand how the way food not only sustains life but also serve as a power weapon for social status that humans hold.