'Ajiaco' is a metaphor used by cuban ethnologist Oritz, describing Cuba as a melting pot. Ajiaco is a popular dish of Caribbean, where the ingredients are put in an earthen pot and simmered in heat for a long time. New ingredients are put in the stew next day and it eventually amalgamates with the older constituents, the process is repeated over time and it ultimately form Ajiaco, a popular dish originated and developed in Cuba by their native inhabitants. This dish is metaphorically used to describe cuban food cultures as the country has been influenced by variety of cultural conquests and development of cuban food identity is a melting pot such influences.
The researcher conducted a study in the city of Santiago, a province in the south …show more content…
Food and agriculture organization of United Nations has infact declared that Cuba has lowest levels of hunger and the local people stating that there food is not descent or dignified is paradoxical. Cuba with a history of 50 years of socialism has been deeply entrenched in colonial food. With recent political changes, there has been influence from USA, which could be seen in the advertisement of kellogs cornflakes, quaker oats, heinz ketchup in the local magazine named …show more content…
The monthly quantity of items in the ration card are 5 lb rice, 10 oz of beans, 3 lb raw sugar, 250 ml oil, 1kg salt, a roll of bread, 6 oz chicken, 11 oz fish, 10 eggs and 8 oz ground meat. However there is national shortage of such products and only the items available in the ration is distributed. The other means of acquisition include unsubsidized markets which are usually very expensive. Subsidized markets do not have much options and unsubsidized farmers markets are expensive too. One of the most common means of acquiring food is through black market which has gaining more popularity. The food identity is changing with new practices in the food system and is associated with a deep sense of shame. Changing food systems, decreased subsided food is leading to innovative ways to acquire food and changing food behaviors. Stealing, not sharing food with family members, stress and anxiety to acquire decent meals, politics of distribution, influence of american industrialized food is transforming the Cuban food
The researcher conducted a study in the city of Santiago, a province in the south …show more content…
Food and agriculture organization of United Nations has infact declared that Cuba has lowest levels of hunger and the local people stating that there food is not descent or dignified is paradoxical. Cuba with a history of 50 years of socialism has been deeply entrenched in colonial food. With recent political changes, there has been influence from USA, which could be seen in the advertisement of kellogs cornflakes, quaker oats, heinz ketchup in the local magazine named …show more content…
The monthly quantity of items in the ration card are 5 lb rice, 10 oz of beans, 3 lb raw sugar, 250 ml oil, 1kg salt, a roll of bread, 6 oz chicken, 11 oz fish, 10 eggs and 8 oz ground meat. However there is national shortage of such products and only the items available in the ration is distributed. The other means of acquisition include unsubsidized markets which are usually very expensive. Subsidized markets do not have much options and unsubsidized farmers markets are expensive too. One of the most common means of acquiring food is through black market which has gaining more popularity. The food identity is changing with new practices in the food system and is associated with a deep sense of shame. Changing food systems, decreased subsided food is leading to innovative ways to acquire food and changing food behaviors. Stealing, not sharing food with family members, stress and anxiety to acquire decent meals, politics of distribution, influence of american industrialized food is transforming the Cuban food