Eating Culture: An Anthropological Guide to Food, Third Edition

Eating Culture chews over the continuities and changes in human food consumption, from hunter-gathering to ultra-processed foods, to digest the ramifications for people’s identity-work, health, and long-term cultural distinction.

The new edition uses the concept of cuisine to trace humanity’s relationship with food, thematically explored through health, sociality, and identity. It evaluates dietary change, decent meals, and food commodification, alongside threats to security and health. Draw...