Journal | Lagoonscapes
Monographic journal issue | 1 | 1 | 2021
Research Article | On Ice: Life and Lunch at Mercato di Rialto
On Ice: Life and Lunch at Mercato di Rialto
Abstract
Visitors consume Venice’s Mercato di Rialto most often with their eyes and cameras. Venetians, in contrast, consume it with their mouths. During the week they voice their orders gently, but on Saturday mornings shopping lists become full-volume announcements that compete against the market noise. By analysing the history and role of the Pescheria at Rialto Market and its culinary and cultural representations, this article considers the entanglement between seafood and people, ice and freshness, and life and lunch.
Submitted: Oct. 11, 2021 | Accepted: Nov. 17, 2021 | Published Dec. 20, 2021 | Language: en
Keywords Venice • Multispecies • Markets • Seafood • Culinary knowledge • Foodways
Copyright © 2021 L. Sasha Gora. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/LGSP//2021/01/007
