Dialogues and Tensions in the Eating Habits of Syrian Refugees Living in São Paulo, Brazil. Issue 2 (3rd March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Porreca, Fernanda Imamura; Unsain, Ramiro Andres Fernandez; Carriero, Maria Regina; Sato, Priscila De Morais; Ulian, Mariana Dimitrov; Scagliusi, Fernanda Baeza
• Is Part Of: Ecology of food and nutrition. Volume 59:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 175
• Page End: 194
• Publication Date: 2020-03-03
• Subjects: Acculturation -- Syrian refugees -- eating habits -- Brazil -- qualitative research; Nutrition -- Periodicals; Food -- Periodicals; 641
• DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2019.1681419
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0367-0244

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This study investigates the processes of acculturation, interculturality and interactions in the eating habits of Syrian refugees who had a Syrian food venue in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. We conducted a qualitative study, with an ethnographical design, with ten participants, using semi-structured interviews and participant and non-participant observation. There were changes in the preparation of consumed and served food products. These changes were accompanied by tensions, connected to the acculturation strategies and intercultural relations. Even with these changes, consuming Syrian food allowed our participants to maintain connections with their original country, despite the sudden temporal and spatial separation.