Eating Identities

by Wenying Xu

The French epicure and gastronome Brillat-Savarin declared, "Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are." Wenying Xu infuses this notion with cultural-political energy by extending it to an ethnic group known for its cuisines: Asian Americans. She begins with the general argument that eating is a means of becoming--not simply in the sense of nourishment but more importantly of what we choose to eat, what we can afford to eat, what we...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824831950
• ISBN13: 9780824831950
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.0"