Traditional food definition

Traditional food means foods and beverages from pre-colonization times that are or have become part of the Anishinaabe diet and food ways.

Examples of Traditional food in a sentence

  • Traditional food preparation methods, such as boiling and steaming, are being replaced by fried, processed, or packaged foods, including cereals, cheap snacks, and foods high in sugars and simple starches (Maletnlema, 2002).

  • Traditional food systems and beliefs are changing due to increasing influence from urban movement and interaction; less food is prepared and eaten at home, and more food is eaten outside the home, including high quantities of sugar-sweetened beverages, processed snacks, and fried foods (▇▇▇▇▇▇ et al., 2011).

  • Traditional food norms – including socially acceptable and unacceptable foods – are also changing as a result of increased opportunities in education.

  • Traditional food crops that are used as dedicated energy crops fit well in conventional crop rotations, but little knowledge exists on the management of new lignocellulosic energy crops as mentioned above (▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇, 2011).

  • Traditional food staples and native fruits and vegetables, have been replaced by rice and maize; increased demand for imported foods have resulted in decreased local production of indigenous crops (Maletnlema, 2002).

  • Traditional food is naturally their first choice, because of the brand building effort that heavily targets their age group.

  • FOCUS-BALKANS PROJECT Traditional food in Slovenia NATIONAL CONTEXT Among the countries that FOCUS-Balkans covered, Slovenia is the only one which is a member of EU.