Eating Traditional Food: Politics, identity and practices - Paperback

by Brigitte Sebastia (Editor)

This book demonstrates that traditionality as attributed to foods goes beyond the notions of heritage and authenticity under which it is commonly formulated. Through case studies the complexity behind the attribution of the term 'traditional' to food is explored.

Author Biography

Brigitte Sébastia is Researcher in Anthropology at the French Institute of Pondicherry, India.