Traditional foodstuffs and household food security in a time of crisis

Muhialdin, Belal J.; Filimonau, Viachaslau; Qasem, Jamal M.; Algboory, Hussein L.

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2021.105298

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“…Emotional eating issues have been strongly tied to food consumption during and likely after the COVID-19 pandemic when stress, boredom and depression along with other contemporary socio-cultural factors have been associated with hedonically motivated food consumption, binge eating or unhealthy levels or types of food intake (Shen et al, 2020;Gerini et al, 2022;Ch avez-Serv ın et al, 2022). It has also been reported that food insecurity, or a failure to achieve normative food cultural behaviors, is a reliable predictor of poor physical, nutritional and emotional health outcomes (Owens et al, 2022;Enriquez and Archila-Godinez, 2022;Muhialdin et al, 2021). Therefore, the foundational links of food traditional culture to psychological well-being and comfort cannot be discounted.…”

Section: Benefits Of Modern Foodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, the relationship of individual food and group preferences to cultural influences is complex, especially in a modern context. Recent scholarship has indicated, to more or less degrees, that links to traditional food practices may be strong, evolving or are becoming more obscure as they are incorporated into a global fabric (Sharma and Nagar, 2021;Muhialdin et al, 2021;Steenkamp, 2019;Djekic et al, 2021). There are gaps in the literature that necessitate more exportation of the impact of environmental changes and health crisis on cultural and traditional food practices.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…That is, food is a defining pillar of cultural identity and a symbol of association within groups of people in everyday life (Schellhaas, 2016). These traditions are critical to the understanding food's value in binding past present and future communities (Muhialdin et al. , 2021).…”

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Cultural food distancing: a conceptual discourse on the evolution of seminal to present and future models of traditional food practices

Feldman

Wunderlich²

2022

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PurposeThis manuscript focuses on theoretical past, present and future models for defining food culture and cuisine, comparing these principles with contemporary literature evidence of transformative global food practices during public health and environmental crisis. The purpose of this study, therefore, is to explain the point at which traditional practices are discernible from the effects of modern technology, globalization, marketing and the virtualization of consumption. The paper explains how current local and global ecologies contribute to the retainment or disassembly of established culinary borders.Design/methodology/approachThis is a theoretical paper that highlights seminal and present discourse on food cultural practices. Furthermore, it underlines the cultural changes during environmental crises and whether these cultural transformations in food practices will be lasting. The authors suggest a perspective model for the future.FindingsDeciphering whether traditional foodways are moderated by modernity and environmental changes is very complex and multifactorial. This is likely nuanced by the availability of commodities and the steadfastness of particular cultures. Whether or not consumers embrace a new food product is likely contingent on their fundamental familiarity with and availability of the product's traditional components. The integrity of traditional foodstuffs will continue to be valued and demanded by broad groups of consumers into the foreseeable future.Research limitations/implicationsAs a primary objective, food producers, manufacturers and governments should not seek to actively diminish cultural borders and markets. Industry and governmental strategists should embrace and promote cultural food messages in any interventional strategies on household food security or marketing strategies and campaigns. The gathering of information from grassroot cultural groups about traditional food practices should ground the development of new policies and products.Practical implicationsUnderstanding the complexities surrounding traditional cuisines and food ways gives insight into the future of traditional food cultures and how they change. The food industry is undergoing profound transformation due to climate change; the decrease of arable land; environmental crisis, such as floods and droughts; war; food insecurity; aging populations; and chronic food-related diseases and disorders. Therefore, new food products are essential to adjust to these issues. However, the use and effectiveness of these foods would likely be enhanced if they were tailored with ingredients and techniques that have meaning to particular cultural groups.Social implicationsSocial connectivity, the shared experiences of eating together (and the contingent health benefits) may have been subject to contemporaneous or permanent change due to transformation in local and global food ecologies. Whether or not consumers embrace new food products may be contingent on their fundamental familiarity with its traditional components. The integrity of traditional foodstuffs is likely to continue to be valued and demanded by broad groups of consumers into the foreseeable future.Originality/valueSeminal food culture theories are still being utilized in recent publications to explain contemporary practices, particularly in times of crisis such as the recent pandemic. Current scholarship has indicated, to degrees, that links to traditional food practices may be strong, evolving or are becoming more obscure as they are incorporated into a global fabric. There are gaps in the literature that necessitate more exportation of the impact of environmental changes and health crisis on cultural and traditional food practices. This further raises questions about how the formative theories on food culture apply to modern and future food practices.

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Section: Benefits Of Modern Foodsmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Cultural food distancing: a conceptual discourse on the evolution of seminal to present and future models of traditional food practices

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Wunderlich²

2022

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“…Fermented foods represented an important source of nutrients in a time of crisis due to their extended shelf life. For example, the study of the most recent crisis in Iraq confirmed the importance of traditional fermented foods in sustaining nutrition of Iraqi households in critical times [ 6 ]. The preparation techniques of fermented foods and beverages were transferred from generation to generation over the thousands of years, thus making these foods and beverages traditional [ 7 ].…”

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Traditional fermented foods and beverages in Iraq and their potential for large-scale commercialization

Muhialdin

Filimonau

Qasem³

et al. 2022

J. Ethn. Food

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The tradition of making fermented foods and beverages in Iraq dates back to 7500 BC. These fermented foods and beverages are represented by meat-, milk-, vegetable-, and fruit-based products reflecting diversity of agricultural production in ancient Iraq (Mesopotamia). Although the recipes for some fermented foods and beverages were lost throughout history, those remaining foods and beverages occupy a noticeable position in modern Iraqi cuisine. In this review, knowledge and techniques for preparation of 5 traditional fermented foods, i.e. Basturma, Smoked Liban,Aushari cheese, Turshi, and Sour Khobz, and 3 fermented beverages, i.e. Shanina, Sharbet Zbeeb, and Erk Sous in Iraq, are documented. Traditional fermented foods and beverages have multiple health benefits because of high content of probiotics and bioactive compounds. Traditional fermented foods and beverages are made using the back-slopping technique which ensures safety of production and maintains organoleptic properties. The review highlights the potential of fermented foods and beverages for their large-scale commercialization.

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“…Indeed, the products and labor are essentially free, coming from donations and through the investment of volunteers. Some recent trends point out the interest of knowledge management for the improvement of logistics and particularly of food logistics [18]. This raises then the question of a potential contribution that knowledge management could have for food aid logistics.…”

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Dignity in Food Aid Logistics Is Also a Knowledge Management and Digital Matter: Three Inspiring Initiatives in France

Arduin

Saïdi-Kabeche

2022

Sustainability

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Throughout the world, including in developed countries, the COVID-19 crisis has revealed and accentuated food insecurity. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations clearly defines food security as a situation of not only availability and accessibility but also social acceptability (i.e., adequacy and sustainability). In developed countries, food security remains non-achieved at all. Notably, the so-called “little deprivation” leads the working poor to rely on food aid. We argue that even doing so, they remain food insecure: food aid is socially unacceptable because, despite their work, they are kept away from classical food access paths. In this article, we present the specificities of food aid in France and state some of its limits, namely those associated with the supply chain of donated foodstuffs. We propose a monographic study relying on a mix of firsthand material (six years of fieldwork from students with associations) and secondhand material (analysis of specialized, legal, and activity reports). We describe inspiring initiatives from three French associations and mobilize the recently published analysis of dignity construction in food aid in the United States of America to argue that dignity in food aid logistics is also a knowledge management and digital matter. Indeed, the initiatives of the three considered associations show concretely how knowledge management and digital systems can enhance dignity in food aid logistics.

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Traditional foodstuffs and household food security in a time of crisis

Cited by 15 publications

References 78 publications

Cultural food distancing: a conceptual discourse on the evolution of seminal to present and future models of traditional food practices

Cultural food distancing: a conceptual discourse on the evolution of seminal to present and future models of traditional food practices

Traditional fermented foods and beverages in Iraq and their potential for large-scale commercialization

Dignity in Food Aid Logistics Is Also a Knowledge Management and Digital Matter: Three Inspiring Initiatives in France

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