| A taste of the unfamiliar. Understanding the meanings attached to food by international postgraduate students in England. | |
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PMID: 19896514 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Using findings from semi-structured interviews with international postgraduate students in England, this paper explores the meanings attached to the food they eat in a new culture. Our study, using interviews, aimed to uncover student responses to both the food they eat whilst abroad and to the food they have left behind. Many students criticised local English food as bland, fattening, and unhealthy; nevertheless, most showed an openness to new foods, trying not only local food but also dishes prepared by their international friends, but this sat alongside a strong attachment to their home country dishes. Eating together was a popular leisure activity, and food of the origin country or region was the most popular cuisine. Eating home country food offered emotional and physical sustenance; students felt comforted by familiar taste, and that their physical health was stabilised by the consumption of healthier food than was available locally. Despite acknowledgement of the importance of food to cultural identity and overall quality of life in the anthropology and nutrition literatures, there is a dearth of research into this aspect of the international student experience; this study, therefore, marks an important beginning. |
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Authors:
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Lorraine Brown; John Edwards; Heather Hartwell |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-11-05 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Appetite Volume: 54 ISSN: 1095-8304 ISO Abbreviation: Appetite Publication Date: 2010 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-02-01 Completed Date: 2010-05-06 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8006808 Medline TA: Appetite Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 202-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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School of Services Management, Dorset House, Talbot Campus, Bournemouth University, Poole BH125BB, United Kingdom. lbrown@bournemouth.ac.uk |
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Adult Africa / ethnology Asia, Southeastern / ethnology Attitude to Health Comprehension / physiology* Culture* Emotions / physiology England / ethnology Europe / ethnology Feeding Behavior / physiology, psychology Female Food* Food Preferences / physiology*, psychology Health Status Humans Interviews as Topic Leisure Activities / psychology Male Memory / physiology Middle East / ethnology Recognition (Psychology) / physiology* Social Behavior Students / psychology Taste / physiology* Young Adult |
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