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Rice talks : food and community in a Vietnamese town /

"Explores the importance of cooking and eating in the everyday social life of Hoi An, a properous market town in central Vietnam known for its exceptionally elaborate and sophisticated local cuisine. In a vivid and highly personal account, Nir Avieli takes the reader from the private setting of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Avieli, Nir, 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2012.
Colección:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Deciphering the Hoianese meal
  • The social dynamics of the home meal
  • Local specialties, local identity
  • Feasting with the dead and the living
  • Wedding feasts : from culinary scenarios to gastro-anomie
  • Food and identity in community festivals
  • Rice cakes and candied oranges : culinary symbolism in the big Vietnamese festivals
  • Conclusion : food and culture
  • interconnections.