The migrant's table : meals and memories in Bengali-American households /

To most of us the food that we associate with home-our national and familial homes-is an essential part of our cultural heritage. No matter how open we become to other cuisines, we regard home-cooking as an intrinsic part of who we are. In this book, Krishnendu Ray examines the changing food habits...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ray, Krishnendu
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, ©2004.
Temas:
Food habits > United States.
Food habits > India > Bengal.
Bengali Americans > Food.
Bengali Americans > Social life and customs.
Habitudes alimentaires > États-Unis.
Habitudes alimentaires > Bengale (Bangladesh et Inde)
Américains d'origine bengali > Alimentation.
Américains d'origine bengali > Mœurs et coutumes.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Customs & Traditions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Food habits.
Einwanderer
India > Bengal.
United States.
Bengalen
USA
USA.
Kochbuch.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. West Bengali Food Norms: Geography, Economy, and Culture; 3. Bengah-American Food Consumption; 4. Gastroethnicity: Reorienting Ethnic Studies; 5. Food Work: Labor of Love?; 6. Meals, Migration, and Modernity; Appendix 1: Survey Questionnaire; Appendix 2: Tables; Appendix 3: Seven-Day Menu for a Bengah-American Family in the Greater Chicago Area; Appendix 4: Recipes; Notes; Glossary of Commonly Used Indian Words; References; Index.
  • West Bengali Food Norms: Geography, Economy, and Culture
  • Bengah-American Food Consumption
  • Gastroethnicity: Reorienting Ethnic Studies
  • Food Work: Labor of Love?
  • Meals, Migration, and Modernity
  • Appendix 1: Survey Questionnaire
  • Appendix 2: Tables
  • Appendix 3: Seven-Day Menu for a Bengah-American Family in the Greater Chicago Area
  • Appendix 4: Recipes.

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