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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. nutrition
  3. human nutrition
  4. foodways
  1. Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality
  2. human nutrition
  3. foodways
  1. Fields of Study
  2. social sciences
  3. anthropology
  4. foodways
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal science
  3. anthropology
  4. foodways
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal science
  3. anthropology
  4. foodways

Preferred term

foodways

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • culinary heritage
  • food culture
  • food heritage
  • food history
  • food taboos
  • food ways

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/10108

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