September 2020 Have you ever considered how much of your day is centered around what you eat? Is your day a random mix of “on the go” or home cooked meals? Who do you share your meals with? Do you have “food/drink rituals” that you practice every day? These are ideas that Roland Barthes explores …
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Deciphering a Meal Ch. 3
Deciphering a meal Mary Douglas, a well-known anthropologist in the late 1960’s, broke down the different elements of what she considered to be a balanced meal. While spending time with her family and preparing meals, she began to decipher what elements of a meals were interchangeable and which were not. She dives into the connection …
Obento Boxes and the fearless Mother Ch. 4
Obento’s Chapter 4 Have you ever considered how politics may play a role in what you eat? It’s probably not something you think about every day. We have eating habits that we don’t often think about introspectively. Reading how mothers in Japan pack their children’s lunches made me take a look at my own lunchbox skills. …
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