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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > nutrition > human nutrition > foodways
Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality > human nutrition > foodways
Fields of Study > social sciences > anthropology > foodways
Preferred Term:

foodways

Definition:
The eating habits, culinary practices, and food/health beliefs of a people, region, or historical period, focusing on the medicinal, sociological, cultural, psychological and/or historical uses of foods.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
anthropology, human nutrition
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Entry Terms:
  • food culture
  • food ways
  • food taboos
  • food heritage
  • culinary heritage
  • food history
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/10108
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