ANT214H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Guinness, National Dish, White Bread
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Food is consumed in presence of others - it is a symbolic and nutritional value. Individuals and members of social, religious and ethnic groups - supernatural world. Order of dishes and meal that is consumed have rules - controlled by norms of culture. There are rules for who prepares, serves, and cleans up and who eats together. Some cultures - men eat together, and women and children eat in different part of the house. Times and setting of meal, dishes and cutlery as well as table manners and way food is consumed. Food is subject to cultural pattern - dates and formal occasions of meals. Cocktails with meal vs. cocktails without meal. With meal is more formal and without is very casual. A cold lunch - not as intimate - intimacy is indicated with a large meal. Symbolize status by serving rare and expensive food - prestige dishes.
