GGR107H1 Chapter Notes -Slow Food
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6. 2 culinary journeys: contrasting cultures of food consumption. Food retailers have a lot of power over what we eat. Food choices are influenced by products that are heavily advertised. Fast food: is becoming available worldwide and offers a quick solution towards food. Fast food is becoming part of consumer cultures. Ritzer says that mcdonalds has offers efficiency, calculability (costs is cheap based on portion size), predictability (products will be the same every time), control (exerted all over the world) Slow food was created in italy during mid-1980s because there was the first. Cultural connections: surrounding local cuisines and traditional product. Slow food was meant to slow down the consumption of fast food.
