Taste of Control - 9781978806429

Taste of ControlFood and the Filipino Colonial Mentality Under American Rule\nAuthor(s): Ren Alexander D. Orquiza\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Rutgers University Press, United States\nImprint: Rutgers University Press\nISBN-13: 9781978806429, 978-1978806429\nSynopsis\nWinner of the 2021 Gourmand Awards, Asian Section & Culinary History Section\n 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.\n\nTaste 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 Ren Alexander D. Orquiza, Jr. turns to a variety of rare archiv.