ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Paleolithic Diet, Maya Cuisine, Cornmeal
5 Apr 2018
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Food as biological necessity: social connections of all kinds - source of comfort and a source of distress for others. Six major classes of nutrients - basic building blocks and basic metabolic energy: macronutrients, carbohydrates, proteins (amino acids) How does it tie into social status: cultural aspects of food, food choices are determined by, ethnic, religious, christianity, adam and eve, the eucharist, bread and wine - blessed, transubstantiation. Fasting is one of the five pillars: algonquin. Special bread: celebrations, rites of passage, will celebrate the passing of another year on the earth with a big cake, thanksgiving - turkey, diwali - festival of light, taiwan - bun tower climber. Food as competition: potlatch ceremonies, ceremonial feast, entails competitive public distribution of property. Lavish gifts on all of the invited guests and accepts the gifts and know that they will be holding a future potlatch: to create a common bond, environmental, economic, personal factors, food is.
