Connecting Foodways : Cultural Entanglement in Inner Asia
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| Year of publication | 2021 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Proceedings of the 4th International Scientific Conference “Current issues in the study of history, foreign relations and culture of Asian countries |
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| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.25205/978-5-4437-1268-0-102-109 |
| Keywords | Tibetan food; Tibetans; Mongols; cultural entanglement |
| Description | The paper deals with the cultural aspects of foods and beverages in Inner Asia with focus on the Tibetan cultural realm. I argue that everyday foods illustrate cultural identity: Food(s) are vehicles for expressing culture. In fact, food is the base of every society and food and at the same time it is a tool to communicate ideas, values, identities, and attitudes. Being aware that Tibetan cuisine represents a combination of influences from China, Central Asia, Mongolia, India, and Nepal, for instance, I am questioning according to what criteria do the Tibetans qualify a foodstuff or a dish as “traditional” or even “unique”. I will, hence, validate the framework that food can produce control and coercion in both the political and social spheres. |
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