Consuming Passions: The Anthropology of EatingHow people eat reveals to an astonishing degree all of the other qualities of their society. A look at an American fast-food restaurant is as diagnostic of culture as a New Guinea headhunter's shopping list of edible relatives. Beginning with an explanation of what happens to a steak dinner--and to you--when you eat it, Farb constructs a fascinating demonstration of the connections between eating habits and human behavior, explaining, for example, why Bantu society would unravel without beer, why Chinese don't drink milkshakes, and why Moslems and Jews abhor pork. |
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... digestive system , however , it is intrinsically just a collec- tion of nutrients , forty - four kinds altogether , that go into the process of growth and the replacement of dead cells . Virtually all of the nutritional elements in this ...
... digestive system , however , it is intrinsically just a collec- tion of nutrients , forty - four kinds altogether , that go into the process of growth and the replacement of dead cells . Virtually all of the nutritional elements in this ...
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... Digestive process , 17 , 19-20 ; and cul- tural appetite , 19 ; enzymes in , 24 ; large intestine in , 24 ; mouth , 20 , 41 , 85 ; salivary glands , 23 ; small intes- tine , 24 ; stomach , 23-24 ; tongue , 21 Dining , cultural ...
... Digestive process , 17 , 19-20 ; and cul- tural appetite , 19 ; enzymes in , 24 ; large intestine in , 24 ; mouth , 20 , 41 , 85 ; salivary glands , 23 ; small intes- tine , 24 ; stomach , 23-24 ; tongue , 21 Dining , cultural ...
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... digestive system , 24 Smoked foods , 222 Snack , vs. meal , 102. See also Meal Social class , and diet , 56 Social groupings , and eating practices , 82 Society : and fast - food restaurants , 216 ; social structure , 14 ( see also ...
... digestive system , 24 Smoked foods , 222 Snack , vs. meal , 102. See also Meal Social class , and diet , 56 Social groupings , and eating practices , 82 Society : and fast - food restaurants , 216 ; social structure , 14 ( see also ...
Contents
The Biological Baseline | 17 |
The Emerging Human Pattern | 40 |
Eating as Cultural Adaptation | 57 |
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