Food, Culture and Health

This course introduces students to cultural food practices across cultures. It explores the interconnections between personal identities and social groups through food production, purchasing, preparation, and consumption. Starts with an understanding of food as a source of human sustenance, the ways in which it is consumed, their symbolism in cultural and religious practices, and its importance as a vehicle for intercultural communication. Traditional practices of key cultural groups represented in metropolis around the globe are analyzed from the perspective of culture, history, religion, nutritional status, traditional practices and culinary adaptations.

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