FOOD-UE 1051 Lecture : Culture of Disgust.docx
22 May 2013
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Something disgusting: inedible, hated, visually+texturally repulsive, mental (as opposed to purely physiological) Factors include: ingrained societal practices/norms, texture, smell, associations, origin, sanitation, appearance, allergies, and religion. Unlike the exotic that has some push-pull, the disgusting does not as easily become accepted. Disgust is more emotional, powerful, and likely rooted in culture/society. Food aversion doesn"t necessarily mean that food is inedible to that person, but simply undesirable or unwanted. Prevalent idea during his time that the world would run out of food due to population explosion (no longer valid). Schwabe believes that we do not need eat lower on the food chain (vegetables, grains) as some people like frances moore lapp (author of diet for a small planet) suggest. Rather people should eat all meats- whole animals and all animals. Similarity to long-heldke, harris-douglas in the consumption of the unknown/exotic and why some foods are considered disgusting.
