Indigenous Nutrition: Using Traditional Food Knowledge to Solve Contemporary Health Problems

2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 411-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael P. Milburn
Keyword(s):  
Health Problems ◽  
Traditional Food ◽  
Food Knowledge

scholarly journals Reviving Traditional Food Knowledge Through Food Festivals. The Case of the Pink Asparagus Festival in Mezzago, Italy

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele F. Fontefrancesco ◽  
Dauro M. Zocchi
Keyword(s):  
Local Knowledge ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Traditional Food ◽  
The Past ◽  
Food Knowledge ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Village ◽  
The Relationship

The article investigates the link between food festivals and traditional food knowledge and explores the role played by tourist events in disseminating local agricultural and gastronomic knowledge. This article presents the ethnographic case of the Pink Asparagus Festival in Mezzago in Italy, analyzing how the festival supported the continuation of crop production and its associated traditional knowledge in the village. In the face of a decline of asparagus production, the article highlights the role of the festival in fostering a revival of local food knowledge, which is also able to embrace modernization, at the same time maintaining a strong sense of the past and Mezzago's legacy. Thus, the article suggests that festivals are not just events aimed at commodifying local knowledge, but can be important tools to refresh and maintain local expertise, which is vital and pressing in the context of modern society, and strengthen and expand the relationship between members of the community, thus converting the festival into an endeavor to foster sociocultural sustainability.

scholarly journals Exploring culinary heritage practices among the younger Chetti generations in Melaka

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurul Hanis Mohd Fikri ◽  
Ahmad Esa Abdul Rahman ◽  
Ismayaza Noh
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Traditional Food ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Ethnic Population ◽  
Unique Role ◽  
South Indian ◽  
Food Knowledge ◽  
Sociocultural Development ◽  
Minority Ethnic

AbstractChetti or Peranakan Indian cuisine is a historical creolized minority ethnic cuisine of Malaysia that carries the gene of the country’s multi-ethnic sociocultural development. Its culinary heritage is a unique blend of South Indian, Malay, and Nyonya cuisines. Despite its unique role in symbolizing Malaysia’s status as a multicultural nation, little is documented about the ethnic cuisine. The fact that the Chetti ethnic population is extremely small and continually shrinking means that the future of Chetti cuisine is uncertain. In this context, this paper aims to investigate the role of the younger Chetti generation in reviving the ethnic culinary heritage and the transmission of Chetti traditional food knowledge (TFK) in the contemporary setting. There is evidence that the younger Chetti generation are straying from their culture’s traditional cuisine due to migration, modernization, and urbanization, among other reasons. There are concerns that this may lead to the extinction of Chetti culinary heritage. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight younger Chetti participants in the Chetti village of Gajah Berang, Melaka. The qualitative data obtained from the interviews was analyzed using thematic analysis and revealed four relevant themes. The study found that the younger Chetti generation is relatively knowledgeable about their ethnic culinary heritage but overall unskilled. Whilst they predominantly learn about their culture’s cuisine from their mothers, it was found that Chetti ceremonies and festivals, as well as participation in other cultural events, also contribute to TFK transfer among the younger Chetti generation.

Traditional Food Knowledge (TFK) of Malay festive foods

2012 ◽  
pp. 365-369
Author(s):  
Mohd Sharif ◽  
Mohd Zahari ◽  
Noriza Ishak ◽  
Rosmaliza Muhammad ◽  
Azmir Noor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Food ◽  
Food Knowledge

scholarly journals The Transmission Modes of Malay Traditional Food Knowledge within Generations

2012 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 79-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norazmir Md. Nor ◽  
Mohd Shazali Md. Sharif ◽  
Mohd Salehuddin Mohd Zahari ◽  
Hannita Mohd Salleh ◽  
Noriza Isha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Food ◽  
Transmission Modes ◽  
Food Knowledge

scholarly journals Against the Odds: The Survival of Traditional Food Knowledge in a Rural Alberta Community

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Braun ◽  
Mary Beckie
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Food System ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Traditional Food ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Food Knowledge ◽  
History Of ◽  
Normative Expectations ◽  
Practice Framework

The globalization and industrialization of the agri-food system has been linked to declining knowledge and skills in the general population related to growing, preserving and cooking food. In rural communities, loss of this knowledge and associated culture and traditions has been further exacerbated by depopulation due to outmigration and the subsequent erosion of social and physical infrastructure. Counter to this trend of food deskilling, however, are the efforts of individuals who are actively working to maintain and perpetuate traditional food practices. The purpose of this research was to understand what factors motivate and enable the preservation of gardening, cooking and canning skills among a group of women and their children in a small rural community in Alberta. Qualitative research methods were used to gather relevant data, which were analyzed using a social practice theoretical lens. Findings from this study revealed four conditions influencing the continuation of these social practices among the research participants: the experience and history of scarcity; normative expectations; a close connection to family; and, development of a community of practice. This study illustrates the relevance of a social practice framework for examining food knowledge and skills, and points to the potential of this approach for understanding and promoting pro-environmental behaviour and sustainable consumption in the food system.

scholarly journals Traditional food knowledge of Indonesia: a new high-quality food dataset and automatic recognition system

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ari Wibisono ◽  
Hanif Arief Wisesa ◽  
Zulia Putri Rahmadhani ◽  
Puteri Khatya Fahira ◽  
Petrus Mursanto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Recognition System ◽  
Automatic Recognition ◽  
Traditional Food ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Quality Food ◽  
Food Knowledge

scholarly journals Hari Raya Food and its Significance with Malays

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 96-103
Author(s):  
Mohd Shazali Md. Sharif ◽  
Mohd Salehuddin Mohd Zahari ◽  
Norazmir Md Nor ◽  
Rosmaliza Muhammad
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Social Bonding ◽  
Traditional Food ◽  
Traditional Foods ◽  
Transfer Processes ◽  
Food Knowledge ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Open Access Article

It is becoming a long tradition regardless generations for the Malay community to prepare and served traditional foods for Hari Raya celebration. Through observation and interview procedures, this paper describes the significance of traditional Hari Raya food from three Malay generation women’s understanding of the process of Malay traditional Hari Raya food knowledge transfer.  Charitable deeds, Social Bonding, and Memories are significant elements in the knowledge transfer processes. Majorities of informers noted that Hari Raya without the traditional food is nothing or did not bring any significant for the celebration. In other words, Hari Raya foods play important roles in cheering or complete the atmosphere of the festive celebration. Keywords: Malay ethnic, Malay generation, Malay traditional food, Women. eISSN 2514-7528 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/jabs.v3i10.308

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