Stickin' it to the man since 1927. Hillel’s Shabbat dinner
reminds us that we are what we eat By Shalmali Ghate
Anthropology is the study of human nature, culture and origin
through combining knowledge from social, biological, human and
physical sciences. Socio-cultural anthropologists examine social
patterns and practices across cultures by observing and studying
the society, gender difference, class differences, government,
nation, race, sex and of course food. Certainly, learning a
different language opens up a huge opportunity to identify with
the culture of the land. However, learning a new language takes
continuous dedication and hard work. Is there a better way to
study and explore different cultures of the world? Indeed there
is. One of the easiest and effective ways is through food.
People often do not think about it as a learning process because
food is considered to be a part of the pleasure of life so
habitually we tend to think that learning is incompatible with
pleasure and fun. On the contrary