Project description:

“Food is essential for human survival, but today’s food system is in trouble due to unsustainable practices and inequalities driven by profit-focused, modernized food industries. Amid theories and small-scale alternative practices, there’s a pressing need to figure out how individuals can adopt practical, sustainable habits in their daily lives.

The Netherlands plays a key role in the global food system. Dutch food consumption, influenced by colonialism and global trade, reflects much more than just local culture. These eating habits also impact social, economic, and environmental changes around the world.

Historical food studies show that it’s possible to enjoy a sustainable diet with flavorful dishes using limited resources. Ying-Tzu plans to use historical cookbooks and recipes in participatory culinary ethnography to help create and share practical knowledge about sustainable diets in an urban Dutch setting.”

Publisher link: https://nias.knaw.nl/fellow/ying-tzu-lin/ and https://www.instagram.com/postgrowthcookbook/

Key reason(s) to include in the MobileWorlds library:

This project conducts “Culinary ethnographic research on linking dutch food history to post growth food environment” in Amsterdam, and the Dutch colonial history, along with its large ports and heavy reliance on international trade for wealth generation, make this topic a great example of how third cultures emerge, even as they are frequently appropriated into “national” cultures (here: Dutch). Super interesting from a third culture and MobileWorlds perspective!