Abstract

Food is a highly useful tool to better understand the process of immigration and acculturation and it speaks to deeper symbolic meanings of social realities, especially in the lives of immigrants. As such, this paper explores the deeper symbolic meaning behind food purchasing, preparation, and consumption (PPC) habits within the Latin American community who have settled in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area. Here I argue that food PPC is a highly gendered experience and is reflective of the integration and acculturation process as a whole within the Canadian context. Food cannot be separated from its deeper symbolic meaning and within the field of immigration, food can and ought to be used as a lense of analysis.

Highlights

  • Understanding Food as a Social Phenomena As the famous 18th Century French Lawyer and politician Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin once said, “Tell me what you eat, and I shall tell you what you are”

  • This paper explores the deeper symbolic meaning behind food purchasing, preparation, and consumption (PPC) habits within the Latin American community who have settled in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area

  • The stories shared by the six women are highly telling of their relationship with their home country and culture and their immigration and settlement process within the Canadian context

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Understanding Food as a Social Phenomena As the famous 18th Century French Lawyer and politician Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin once said, “Tell me what you eat, and I shall tell you what you are” (cited in Welsh and Koç, 2001). The stories shared (which were specific to food) by the six women are highly telling of their relationship with their home country and culture and their immigration and settlement process within the Canadian context.

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