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<p>This article examines the changing meaning and status of colostrum in Estonian food culture, relying on data drawn from ethnographic archives and historical sources, cookbooks, and the media. From seasonal food consumed by both Estonian peasants and the Baltic German elite it has been transformed into a modern functional food. The study provides a lens through which to examine the economic, social, and cultural factors that have shaped the modernisation of food culture in Estonia as well as contemporary interpretations of food heritage.</p>
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This article examines the changing meaning and status of colostrum in Estonian food culture, relying on data drawn from ethnographic archives and historical sources, cookbooks, and the media. From seasonal food consumed by both Estonian peasants and the Baltic German elite it has been transformed into a modern functional food. The study provides a lens through which to examine the economic, social, and cultural factors that have shaped the modernisation of food culture in Estonia as well as contemporary interpretations of food heritage.

Delicious or Disgusting? The Winding Journey of Colostrum in Estonian Food Culture

Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics

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This article examines the changing meaning and status of colostrum in Estonian food culture, relying on data drawn from ethnographic archives and historical...

Delicious or Disgusting? The Winding Journey of Colostrum in Estonian Food Culture

Published Online: Jun 23, 2022

Page range: 76 - 98

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jef-2022-0005

Keywords
food culture, colostrum, milk, ethnographic archives, cookbooks

© 2022 Anu Järs et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Delicious or Disgusting? The Winding Journey of Colostrum in Estonian Food Culture

Published Online: Jun 23, 2022

Page range: 76 - 98

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jef-2022-0005

Keywordsfood culture, colostrum, milk, ethnographic archives, cookbooks

© 2022 Anu Järs et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
food culture, colostrum, milk, ethnographic archives, cookbooks