Write a description of a food
memory, preferably from your childhood. This could be a memory of tasting or
liking/disliking a particular food, or it could be a memory focused on a dish
from a particular eating event, collective or individual. Pay attention to as
many senses as you can invoke to evoke this memory. If you recalled a dish
at a specific event, talk to others who were also present and see how they
remember the dish and the event; analyze the similarities and discrepancies
between your recollections. You can also include a brief
recipe.
Do a bit of research to place
your memory in wider context, incorporating related sources when applicable.
Discuss the cultural, symbolic, social, structural, or other meanings of
this dish. Specify the social group for whom it has meaning, for what kinds of
occasions and settings is this dish prepared, who is involved in the
preparation, serving, and consumption of this dish, background, etc.
Is this a food that unique to
your culture? What are its traditional names? (And do these names have any
special significance and/or meaning?) What ingredients go into making these
foods? How and when are they eaten? Are there unspoken family “rules” about
food consumption (e.g., what’s okay, and not okay, to eat; how and where should
one eat, etc.)
This paper needs to be 4 pages
or more. You will need to use 12 Times New Roman Font. You need to double space
and provide a cover page/reference page, following APA-formatting guidelines.
These two items are NOT part of your page count.
