2012/11/21 by Rayna Green · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Arts and Humanities · Business, Management and Accounting · #Culinary Culture and Tourism #Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis #American History and Culture
paper · doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199729937.013.0005
openalex publication_date 2012/11/21 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
Abstract Food history is part of what we call "public history." Public institutions such as museums, historic houses, national parks, and food production facilities collect, document, preserve, and present knowledge and practices, known as foodways, and as such, play a key role in narrating the production, preservation, service, distribution, and consumption of food throughout history. This article describes the types and styles of food history found in public institutions and looks at notable examples of that history in practice in the United States. It also presents some examples of what is missing, and why, in the institutional (or public) recollection of major stories in food history.