Eating traditional food : politics, identity and practices / edited by Brigitte Sébastia.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Eating Traditional Food : Politics, Identity and Practices / Brigitte Sébastia -- The Rediscovery of Native "Super-foods" in Mexico / Esther Katz and Elena Lazos -- Lost in Tradition : An Attempt to Go Beyond Labels, Taking Maltese Food Practices as a Primary Example / Elise Billiard -- The Protection of Traditional Local Foods through Geographical Indications in India / Delphine Marie-Vivien -- Are Buuz and Ban¿ Traditional Mongolian Foods? : Strategy of Appropriation and Identity Adjustment in Contemporary Mongolia / Sandrine Rulhmann -- "Beef is our Secret of Life" : Controversial Consumption of Beef in Andhra Pradesh, India / Brigitte Sébastia -- Modernity, Traditionalism, and the Silence Protest : The Palestinian Food Narrative in Israeli Reality Television / Liora Gvion -- The Never-ending Reinvention of 'Traditional Food" : Food Practices and Identity (Re)Construction among Bolivian Returnees from Argentina / Charles-Édouard de Suremain -- What Is Healthy Diet? : Some Ideas about the Construction of Healthy Food in Germany since the 19th Century / Detlef Briesen -- Are Traditional Foods and Eating Patterns Really Good for Health? : A Socio-Anthropological Inquiry into French People with Hypercholesterolaemia / Tristan Fournier -- Eating Ayurvedic Foods : Elaboration of a Repertoire of "Traditional Foods" in France / Nicolas Commune.