"A Potluck of Food Attitudes, Beliefs, and Traditions to Share Around the Table" 46 posts Sort by created date Sort by defined ordering View as a grid View as a list

Zipair Becomes First Japanese Air Carrier to Put Crickets On Menu

This Japanese airline now offers a new menu item - nutrient-rich crickets - for the sake of sustainability!

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'Hangry is a Real Thing': Psychologists Find Link Between Hunger and Emotions

This article legitimizes "hangry" feelings with a research study that explores the link between feelings and hunger.

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Intercultural Learning Through a Japanese Cooking TV Show

This article and embedded YouTube clip shed light on a popular Japanese TV show in which two celebrity chefs enter a stranger's home to cook dinner in their kitchen with only the ingredients found in the home. What viewers should know, however, is that this is an extremely unlikely occurrence in Japan - strangers don't tend to invite themselves into someone's home, let alone cook in their kitchen! 

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Favorite Food Words Celebrating Julia Child's 100th Birthday

This blog post shares fun food verbiage in honor of Julia Child's 100th birthday. 

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Will You Receive Food as a Guest at Someone's House

This highlighted map indicates where in the world you might expect (and not expect) to be given a meal as a guest.

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Chef Crystal Wahpepah on the power of Indigenous cuisine: ‘Native foods are overlooked’

 This article features a spotlight on indigenous cuisine chef Crystal Wahpepah and highlights the compelling and influential nature of Native American cuisine.

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‘Blackness Deserves a Seat at the Seder’

Black American Jews say they are seeking ways to bring their full identity to the symbolic food of the Passover meal.

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Researchers in Valencia pinpoint unwritten rules of paella

"Vidal says there are as many recipes as there are cooks and what makes a good paella is a matter of opinion, except in Valencia, where it’s a question of science."

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For the Love of Bread

As they say in the video, eating bread is like eating a piece of history! Let me at it! I love bread!

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Hungry Planet: What The World Eats

What's on family dinner tables around the globe? Photographs by Peter Menzel from the book "Hungry Planet."

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Why Do American Grocery Stores Still Have an Ethnic Aisle?

"This international hodgepodge strikes many shoppers and food purveyors as antiquated. But [according to reporters at The New York Times] doing away with it isn’t as easy as it might sound."

 

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Unsnackable

A newsletter that features international snacks, beverages, and fast food. 

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Foodways: Slurp

This media resource introduces the concept "foodways" and focuses on the practice of slurping. Watching it enables participants to discuss the cultural contexts and meanings behind slurping, develop empathy for individuals with different foodways, and discuss how culture and foodways are intertwined. 

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Radio Replay: Yum and Yuck

This podcast episode examines how food affects our lives and how we come to find some as "yum" and others as "yuck."

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Food Attitudes Behavior Openness Scale (FABOS)

This inventory assesses participants' willingness to try new and unfamiliar foods.

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How American Treats Taste Elsewhere

These resources explain how some American foods are prepared and viewed in different countries. What Americans think of "traditional" dishes or companies (such as McDonald's or Coca-Cola) can be very different around the world. 

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Don't Yuck My Yum: Kids Books that Dismantle Orientalism & Food Shaming

by Aisha Ray of Raising Luminaries & Books for Littles. This article describes how parents can promote racist ideas about food. Instead, it offers strategies for how to "raise kids who don't food-shame," and suggestions of positive children's books.

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Libations And The Ancient History Of Pouring One Out

By Emily Bell for Vinepair. This article describes the historical origin of the phrase "pouring one out." 

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What to Expect at Passover Seder and a Shabbat Dinner.

Shabbat Dinner: by Nechama Golding for Chabad. org. A description of shabbat and what to bring, wear, etc. 

Passover Seder: by Rabbi Debbie Stiel for ReformJudaism.org. A description of the seder, what to expect, and what happens during. 

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Blessing your food before eating

These three articles deal with the tradition of praying over or blessing your food before eating. One article includes prayers from around the world. 

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Hand-Feeding in India

Norway authorities take away Indian couple's kids, say feeding with hands wrong: NDTV Correspondent. This article describes how children were taken away from their Indian parents in Norway because of the cultural practice of hand-feeding. 

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Eating Utensils from around the world

By Kelsey Ellis from the Back Burner. This article describes utensils from the United States, Asia, India, and Ethiopia.

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An A-Z of breads from around the world

By Ana Blanco for the British Heart Foundation. An alphabetized list of types of bread products from all over the world. 

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Fried Breads from Around the World

By the Prepared Pantry. This list describes fried breads from North America, Central and South America, Scotland, Italy, Eastern Europe, India, and Portugal. 

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Biko (Filipino Sticky Rice Cake)

by Maryanne Cabrera, author of the Little Epicurean blog. Cabrera describes the cultural history of biko and how to make it. Biko is a dessert. 

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Amish Canning

By Amish America. This is a photo-filled article about the importance of canning in Amish communities. 

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Tea Ceremony

By Japan-Guide.com. This article explains the history of the Japanese tea ceremony and its procedure. The website includes lots of helpful hyperlinks and photos. 

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Cool down with a hot drink? It's not as crazy as you think

By Joe Palca for NPR. Part of his Morning Edition "Summer Science" series, Palca investigates drinking hot beverages on a hot day.  

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What is Stinky Tofu?

By Rory Boland for Trip Savvy. This article explains stinky tofu, a dish popular in Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan. 

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The world's 50 best foods

By the CNN Travel Staff. A list of their most delicious foods from around the world. Includes photo, location, and description for each food. 

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A man who lost a toe to frostbite donated it to a Canadian bar that makes a toe-riffic toe-themed cocktail

By Susanna Heller by Business Insider. This article describes a bar that is known for "Sourtoe" cocktails, made with whiskey and mummified human toe. The drink was first served in 1973. 

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Why Does the Durian Fruit Smell So Terrible?

By Joseph Stromberg for the "Ask Smithsonian" section in the Smithsonian Magazine. Scientists analyzed the Asian durian fruit for why it has such a strong odor. 

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What Does Kosher Mean?

By Kosher Certification.org. This article provides a comprehensive view of what kosher is and its rules/regulations. 

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What is Halal? A Guide for Non-Muslims

By the Islamic Council of Victoria (ICV). This articles explains halal, food exclusions, and preparation rules. 

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Food preferences

By Wageningen University & Research. Describes how our food preferences are based on biology, psychology, sociology, and anthropology (culture). 

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Would You Eat Live Octopus?

This Youtube video by the National Geographic investigates the practice of eating live octopus in South Korea. Not for those with weak stomaches. 

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Actually, Salsa Dethroned Ketchup 20 Years Ago

This article explores the history of salsa and ketchup sales. 

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Differences in Taste Perception and Spicy Preference: A Thai–Japanese Cross-cultural Study

This study measured recognition perception of several different types of tastes across cultures. 

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'Fortune Cookie' Offers New Taste of America

This NPR interview reveals the true origin of fortune cookies.

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What's the Difference Between a Curry House and an Indian Restaurant?

This article reveals common misconceptions and stresses an important distinction in Indian cuisine.

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Italian Grandmas Try Olive Garden For The First Time

A fun look at a range of takes on Olive Garden menu items from Italian grandmothers. 

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Baby's Palate and Food Memories Shaped Before Birth

This NPR article examines how babies develop food preferences even before they're born!

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Cinnamon an Acquired Taste in China

This article explores the introduction of cinnamon rolls in China.

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Crickets And Cannibals: Unpacking The Complicated Emotion Of Disgust

This NPR episode explores how we experience disgust. 

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Japanese People Reveal the 6 Western Foods They Find Most Disgusting

This article explores attitudes toward Western foods from a Japanese perspective. 

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