Food Journeys: Stories from the Heart is a rather fresh insight into the often misrepresented world of cuisines across the northeastern states of India. Drawing from the anthology structure seen in Cornbread Nation and The Best American Food Writing, Food Journeys collects memories from academics, writers, and artists. Food Journeys is tactfully edited by Dolly Kikon and Joel Rodrigues, both well-versed in the intricacies surrounding food and community across India. Dolly Kikon is an anthropologist whose work focuses on the political economy of extractive resources, militarization, migration, indigeneity, food cultures and human rights in India. Joel Rodrigues is a social anthropologist studying peace research that engages with law, violence, memory, food, and media.
The book casts a wide net into the rich diversity of the Northeastern states, such as Meghalaya, Tripura, Assam, and Mizoram. This is a difficult region to study due to the enormity of the location and...
University of California Press