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Cajun Foodways / Edition 1
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Cajun Foodways / Edition 1
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Neither a cookbook nor a restaurant guide,
gives interpretation to the meaning of traditional Cajun food from the perspective of folklife studies and cultural anthropology. The author takes into account the modern regional popular culture in examining traditional foodways of the Cajuns.
Cajuns’ attention to their own traditional foodways is more than merely nostalgia or a clever marketing ploy to lure tourists and sell local products. The symbolic power of Cajun food is deeply rooted in Cajuns’ ethnic identity, especially their attachments to their natural environment and their love of being with people.
Foodways are an effective symbol for what it means to