We Are What We Eat

Food is one of human beings’ favorite obsessions. Most people spend a great deal of time physically and mentally preoccupied with food: we organize and prepare meals, we daydream about what’s for lunch or dinner; we eat. Beyond simply an enjoyable, necessary human pastime, though, eating has important implications for how we think of ourselves, and how we relate to the larger culture.

"We are What We Eat" theme materials created by Susan Swetnam, Idaho State University, 2007.

Books for this series include:

Chocolat by Joanne Harris
Choice Cuts: A Savory Selection of Food Writing from Around the World and throughout History by Mark Kurlansky
Climbing the Mango Tree by Madhur Jaffrey
The Language of Baklava by Diana Abu-Jaber
Mistress of Spices by Chita Banerjee Divakaruni
My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki
The Tummy Trilogy by Calvin Trillin
We Are What We Eat: 24 Memories of Food by Mark Winegardner