Vernacular Health Moralities and Culinary Tourism in Newfoundland and Labrador

Abstract This article addresses class-based moral judgments as a crucial aspect of both informal and consciously constructed kinds of culinary tourism in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Interview and survey data, as well as Internet travelogues, further reveal the development and...

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Published in:Journal of American Folklore
Main Author: Everett, Holly
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Illinois Press 2009
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/20487645
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Summary:Abstract This article addresses class-based moral judgments as a crucial aspect of both informal and consciously constructed kinds of culinary tourism in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Interview and survey data, as well as Internet travelogues, further reveal the development and negotiation of vernacular health moralities that influence the ways in which certain foods are culturally constructed to convey status.