"within a few blocks in midtown manhattan, you can purchase a bagel with cream cheese, a hot dog, a steak, a polish sausage, or a pizza, as well as chow mein, lamb curry, sushi, lasagna, falafels, chicken couscous, enchiladas, and a host of ethnic specialties. this range of culinary possibilities illustrates the process of "

I believe the answer is: Cultural diffusion

Cultural diffusion refers to a process when social activities, belief and value that exist in more than one culture is combining with one another and forming one mixed culture. This tend to happen when more than one cultures had to live in close proximity with one another.

1) good with knives

2) good at manipulating

3) have lots of wisdom