00000cmm a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217614018827 Buklod 20260309090043.0 m go j cr m|||||a|aua 260309s2020 xx d u 9781978806450 (ebook) (iLib)UPD-00536374491 Fi-2022eb Megatexts ₱23,265.00 DMLF rda eng DMLUC GT 2853 P45 O77 2020eb Orquiza, René Alexander D. Jr. author. Taste of control food and the Filipino colonial mentality under American rule René Alexander D. Orquiza, Jr. New Brunswick, New Jersey Rutgers University Press ©2020. [1 online resource] vii, 197 pages. text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. First Impressions -- Menus -- Travel Guides -- Cookbooks -- Education -- Advertisements. "Filipino cuisine is a delicious fusion of foreign influences, adopted and transformed into its own unique flavor. But to the Americans who came to colonize the islands in the 1890s, it was considered inferior and lacking in nutrition. Changing the food of the Philippines was part of a war on culture led by Americans as they attempted to shape the islands into a reflection of their home country. Taste of Control tells what happened when American colonizers began to influence what Filipinos ate, how they cooked, and how they perceived their national cuisine. Food historian R. Alexander D. Orquiza, Jr. turns to a variety of rare archival sources to track these changing attitudes, including the letters written by American soldiers, the cosmopolitan menus prepared by Manila restaurants, and the textbooks used in local home economics classes. He also uncovers pockets of resistance to the colonial project, as Filipino cookbooks provided a defense of the nation's traditional cuisine and culture. Through the topic of food, Taste of Control explores how, despite lasting less than fifty years, the American colonial occupation of the Philippines left psychological scars that have not yet completely healed, leading many Filipinos to believe that their traditional cooking practices, crops, and tastes were inferior. We are what we eat, and this book reveals how food culture served as a battleground over Filipino identity"-- Provided by publisher. Food habits Philippines History 20th century. Food Social aspects Philippines. Food Philippines Psychological aspects. Filipinos Ethnic identity. Philippines Colonization Social aspects. Philippines Civilization American influences. Philippines History 1898-1946. United States Relations Philippines. Philippines Relations United States. Remote access thru OpenAthens account https://doi.org/10.36019/9781978806450 FI UPD DMLF GT 2853 P45 O77 2020eb Electronic Resource