foodways

plural noun

food·​ways ˈfüd-ˌwāz How to pronounce foodways (audio)
: the eating habits and culinary practices of a people, region, or historical period

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Their efforts — at researching Levantine foodways and then pushing ever so gently against their boundaries — have culminated in a flatbread that borrows from street food traditions without being subservient to them. Tim Carman, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2022 Many people have worked toward making foodways more sustainable, but often to the detriment of the actual taste of the end product. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2022 Safeguarding Indigenous knowledge and native plant life may be reason enough to rethink dinner, but experts also say localizing foodways can boost food security and nutrition. Zinara Rathnayake, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2022 As if South Texas were this totally separate place, above the influence of Mexico and its foodways. Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Nov. 2022 See all Example Sentences for foodways 

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of foodways was in 1941

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“Foodways.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foodways. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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