Abstract
Hummus.a Middle Eastern dish and one of the most common foods in Israel.was appropriated several decades ago as an icon of Israeli culture and nationality. It represents rootedness, earthiness, local simplicity and most of all Israeliness. Organic hummus.a recent version of the dish.represents an encounter of the global and the local in consumption, due to global ethical culinary trends. In this article I analyze how re.branding local food as organic adds a layer of cosmopolitanism, which is status related.
Translated title of the contribution | Hummus and the Organic Food Trend in Israel: Cosmopolitanizing a National Dish |
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Original language | French |
Pages (from-to) | 257-267 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Ethnologie Francaise |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cosmopolitanism
- Globalization
- Hummus
- Israel
- Organic Food
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cultural Studies
- Anthropology