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Home Cooking in the Global Village: Caribbean Food from Buccaneers to Ecotourists

Book by Richard R. Wilk · 5 quotes · Food Anthropology, Food, Anthropology

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“Food is packed with meaning, as well as vitamins, carbohydrates and protein. It satisfies needs beyond those of the body and the pocketbook. Food is a medium to build families, religious communities, ethnic boundaries and a consciousness of history.”

“Or could it be that there is something about globalisation itself that produces local culture, and promotes the constant formation of new forms of local identity, dress, cuisine, music, dance and language?”