Expressive spaces are not spaces that simply confirm what we already know.

It also reminds us that food forms an integral part of our cultural, religious, or regional identities, because what we eat and how we produce our foods are deeply rooted in our histories and traditions.

Indeed, the peculiarities of national cuisine provide some of our most descriptive nicknames for one another.

Expressive icons represent thought, but can only communicate complex subtleties and situations if they allow multiple levels of understanding. Computer scientists might be in a unique position to enable richer communication, and perhaps a more stable future as a consequence.