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Why are foodways important?

Foodways is the study of what people eat and why. Why we procure, prepare and serve the food we do has cultural, sociological, geographical, financial and political influences.

 

 

Why is recognition of diverse foodways valuable?

Preserving our past and present for the future by research, documentation and oral histories. It is culinary anthropology on the hoof, paw, root and leaf.

 

 

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Third Prize, Illinois State Fair, 2021

Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance FAMILY HEIRLOOM RECIPES Illinois State Fair August 13, 2021     Third Prize: Polish/Bohemian KolackyKim Lyon     My family history is rather limited since my family is quite small. I was an only child, as…

| October 3, 2022 | Illinois, State Fairs, Third Prize

Third Prize, Illinois State Fair, 2022

Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance FAMILY HEIRLOOM RECIPES Illinois State Fair August 12, 2022     Third Prize   Grandma Jenne’s Teriyaki MarinadeJoanne Belle (Jenne) Gunderson, Springfield, Illinois     History of Grandma Jenne’s Teriyaki Recipe My mother remembers this particular…

| October 2, 2022 | Illinois, State Fairs, Third Prize