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Food is more than a basic source of nutrients; it is also a key component of our culture, central to our sense of identity. Identities, however, are not fixed social constructs, but constructed and reconstructed within given social formations reflecting the existing and imagined structural constraints and lived experiences of subjects. This paper examines the dynamic relationships among food, social identity and the immigrant experience. As a culturally and spatially transitional stage, the immigration process introduces possibilities for change, as well as resistance to new habits, new behaviours, and new cultural experiences. These changes, in turn affect our physical and mental health, our perceptions of self, and our relations with others. This paper offers some analytical insights into this cultural transition and its impacts on identity drawn from the literature on food and identity. It also examines the impacts of the social constraints of food security among a group of immigrants in Toronto in order to evaluate the complex dynamics of identity reconstruction. It is argued that both the politics of equality and the politics of recognition are relevant to immigrant food security. Food, Culture and Identity: To survive we need to eat. Yet, food is more than a source of energy and nutrient