Talking food: A conversation about Zimbabwe, cooking, eating and social living

'Sadza' is considered almost a sacred food and a meal is not a meal without it... by the time they are about 10 years old, most Shona kids have learned to cook sadza. People are judged on how well they cook sadza: it is not a simple task (because it can get lumpy or too hard or soft) and s...

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Main Authors: Wardrop, Joan, Bonzo, G., Kitson, N.
Format: Journal Article
Published: The University of Western Australia 2000
Online Access:http://motspluriels.arts.uwa.edu.au/MP1500jw.html
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3637
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description 'Sadza' is considered almost a sacred food and a meal is not a meal without it... by the time they are about 10 years old, most Shona kids have learned to cook sadza. People are judged on how well they cook sadza: it is not a simple task (because it can get lumpy or too hard or soft) and some women never learn to do it properly and are spoken about because of this. Parents are very proud when their children can cook 'sadza' and give them a lot of practice.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-36372017-01-30T10:32:51Z Talking food: A conversation about Zimbabwe, cooking, eating and social living Wardrop, Joan Bonzo, G. Kitson, N. 'Sadza' is considered almost a sacred food and a meal is not a meal without it... by the time they are about 10 years old, most Shona kids have learned to cook sadza. People are judged on how well they cook sadza: it is not a simple task (because it can get lumpy or too hard or soft) and some women never learn to do it properly and are spoken about because of this. Parents are very proud when their children can cook 'sadza' and give them a lot of practice. 2000 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3637 http://motspluriels.arts.uwa.edu.au/MP1500jw.html The University of Western Australia restricted
spellingShingle Wardrop, Joan
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Talking food: A conversation about Zimbabwe, cooking, eating and social living
title Talking food: A conversation about Zimbabwe, cooking, eating and social living
title_full Talking food: A conversation about Zimbabwe, cooking, eating and social living
title_fullStr Talking food: A conversation about Zimbabwe, cooking, eating and social living
title_full_unstemmed Talking food: A conversation about Zimbabwe, cooking, eating and social living
title_short Talking food: A conversation about Zimbabwe, cooking, eating and social living
title_sort talking food: a conversation about zimbabwe, cooking, eating and social living
url http://motspluriels.arts.uwa.edu.au/MP1500jw.html
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3637