Traditional Indonesian foods develop from culinary activities that represent the culmination of a culture's practices around cultivating, producing, selecting, cooking, and tasting foods. Communities develop traditional foods through experience over many years and they integrate a culture's technology, experiences, and knowledge. Traditional foods also represent something that should continue to exist as they contain health and virtues important to human life. Lifestyle and community meals are related to both modern and traditional eating habits and influence the availability of local food production.