Certain places have certain foods they are famous for because of their natural resources and climate (weather) such as Atlanta. Atlanta grows mangos because they have the climate that is just right for them to grow healthy. Japan makes sushi because it is an island surrounded by fish which is clean and very tasty to make sushi, as to South Africa, they are located in a certain spot, that is a great spot, to grow vegetables and to find lagoons (a certain kind of bird), but sometimes they use very cheap fish. In Spain, they eat tapas (again) because they are located in a certain place which grows the ingredients to make tapas. These are a couple of examples of Why do certain places have foods they are famous for.