Food Cultures


Food is not just sustenance but also a deeply cultural and multi-sensorial experience tied to identity, heritage, and social practices. Scholars study food as a marker of class, religious identity, and global flows, highlighting its dynamic adaptation across borders and its role in shaping global food cultures.


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Student submission by Hazel Traw:

Category: Fast food outlets in foreign countries

Description: Advertisement for Ramadan meal from McDonalds in Jordan.


Student submission by Sophie Liebel:

Category: Fast food outlets in foreign countries

Description: Taco Bell inside of a colonial-era building in the center of Antigua, Guatemala.


Student submission by Grace Sokolow:

Category: Fast food outlets in foreign countries

Description: Flyers advertising employment (with coupons attached) at Burger King were distributed to all new students at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, during orientation.