Library of Rassegna iberistica

Series | Library of Rassegna iberistica
Edited book | Borders and Migrations in the Mediterranean Area
Chapter | El multiculturalismo culinario en España

El multiculturalismo culinario en España

De la asimilación a la diversidad

Abstract

This article deals with the topic of food multiculturalism in Spain, a fairly new phenomenon in the country. It will analyse the representation of the immigrant gastronomic culture in official discourse and cultural texts. Due to the central position that food occupies today in relation to personal and political identity, the discourses that revolve around it offer a perspective on intercultural relations. This paper argues for the existence in Spain of a tension between a homogenizing model of food multiculturalism and a paradigm that emphasizes the protagonism of immigrants. However, this analysis seems to indicate that the future of multicultural cuisine in Spain will highlight much more the diversity of cuisines and the prominence of its producers.


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Submitted: Nov. 21, 2017 | Published Dec. 14, 2017 | Language: es

Keywords Food cultureFood multiculturalismImmigrationXenophobiaSpanish identity


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