ABSTRACT
This chapter emphasizes the role of food in social structure, and highlights key cultural factors that influence food choices. They include geography and environment, biology and physiology, the senses, technology, politics, economics, and social and
Abstract .................................................................................................................... 45 Introduction ..............................................................................................................46 The Role of Food and Social Structure in Food Choices ......................................... 47
Developing the Social Identity of Foods ............................................................. 47 Geography and Environment as Determinants of Food Choices ........................ 49
Staple Foods of the World ........................................................................................50 Modern Challenges Influencing Food Choices ........................................................50
