information resources for food, culture & lifestyles hkied library
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Information Resources forInformation Resources forFood, Culture & LifestylesFood, Culture & Lifestyles
HKIEd Library
Food & Culture
•Everyone eats from birth to end
•What is food?
•How is food related to your life?
•Food study has multiple dimensions
Food study involves different subjects
Sociology
Nutrition
Linguistics
Anthropology
Culture
History
Example: Food and LanguageExample: Food and Language
EnglishFrench
SpanishItalian
GermanDutch
IndonesianMalay …
JapaneseKorean
ThaiArabicHindiGreekCzech
Swedish …
Chá
•Two Chinese pronunciations of “Tea” have made their way into other languages around the world
Tê
Reference Works
Provide background information or definition of specific topic
Keywords Food culture, food habits, cookery Encyclopedia, Dictionary
Some E-reference tools are available online
Cambridge world history of foodEncyclopedia of food and culture Encyclopedia of food sciences and nutritionFoods & nutrition encyclopediaThe Oxford companion to foodThe Oxford encyclopedia of food and drink in America
EncyclopediaEncyclopedia
Why is the soft drink named 7 Up? Search at Library Catalogue: Keywords = encyclopedia food America The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America
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General Works
Useful Subject Headings•Cookery•Eating (Philosophy)•Food habits•Food preferences•Diets•Dinners and dining•Drinking behavior•Food consumption•Food preferences•Gastronomy•Vegetarianism
Useful Call No. RangeUseful Call No. Range
Subject Call No.
Manners and customs. Eating and drinking GT2850
Food processing and manufacture TP368 - 456
Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341 - 641
Food preferences TX357
Cookery TX642 - 840
Hospitality industry. Hotels, clubs, restaurants, etc. Food service
TX901-946.5
Is there any books on Globalization of Chinese foods?
Search at Library Catalogue Keywords = globali?ation AND (china OR chinese)
AND food*
The globalization of Chinese food China to Chinatown : Chinese food in the West
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Media Resources Media Resources Collection: DVD, VCD, VHS …Example: Any DVD/VCD on religious aspects of food?
Search at Library CatalogueKeywords = food* AND religio*Limit to Media Resources Collection Limit to DVD/VCD formatA world of food : tastes & taboos in different cultures
Media Resources Collection
A world of food : tastes & taboos in different cultures Bugs for breakfast : food & culture
Culture and cuisine Foodessence
Global eating : learning from other cultures Slow food revolution
Sushi : the spirit of embracing nature Tell me what you eat The real food of China
Why we eat, what we eat! 謝天 : 臺灣人的米食文化 …
Local TV Programmes (EdVideo)Local TV Programmes (EdVideo)Video-On-Demand serviceAvailable in WMV format
Local TV Programmes (EdVideo)
Keywords = food*, drink*, 食物 , 飲食…Examples:
Variety is the spice Beyond foodways 天下一碗 世界在廚房 滋味人生 香港故事 [2007]
涼藥 • 苦口 食古 • 不化
香港故事 [2008] 米 東江逆流 燒出好滋味
E-Databases
Academic Research Library•Arts, business, education, humanities, psychology and sciences etc
Academic Search Premier•Multi-disciplinary, covers all aspect of academic study
Humanities Full Text•All areas of humanities studies
中文電子期刊服務 (Taiwan)•人文學、社會科學、自然科學、應用科學、醫學與生命科學等
中國期刊全文數據庫 (China)•教育與社會科學綜合輯 , 文史哲輯
Databases
Find articles on How sushi becomes a globalized food?
Try Academic Search PremierKeywords = sushi, globalizationSearch
Title Abstract Subject All Text
Internet Resources
World Food HabitsWorld Food Habitshttp://lilt.ilstu.edu/rtdirks/
References of food habits of different regions
Bibliography on Food and CultureBibliography on Food and Culture
http://www.utexas.edu/courses/stross/bibliographies/foodbib.htmhttp://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ant/publish/culture.pdf
