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31 Evaluation of the Results

Impact of

Migration

he enormous influence of mi- reason for this. The multicultural
T gration has changed the eat- shops are a big contribution to the
ing habits of Germans, too. They of- food culture in Germany, which we
ten prefer foreign cuisine, which can young people are very happy about.
be prepared quickly and is cheaper
to prepare. Therefore, it is relatively There are 15 Italian, Spanish, Chi-
difficult to find a traditional German nese and Greek restaurants and
dish in a restaurant in Iserlohn. snack bars in the city centre, where-
as there are only 9 German restau-
This phenomenon is certainly due to rants. There are currently around 50
the fact that Iserlohn, compared to different restaurants in the greater
the other participating partners of Iserlohn region. Many of them have
the Erasmus+ project, is a relatively owners with foreign roots.
small city. In the four other cities
you will find an large selection of Before 1970 there were mostly Ger-
foreign and traditional restaurants. man restaurants, bars or pubs, as
there were few migrants workers com-
One can say that there is more for- ing to Germany. From 1970 onwards,
eign cuisine than German cuisine more and more foreign restaurants
in Iserlohn. Migration is the main were opened in Iserlohn.

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