What is the social value of a daytime street market? In this episode, sociologist <a href="www.ellenmeiserlau.com">Ellen Meiser</a> talks with Gastronomica’s Dan Bender about the meaning and value of Taiwan’s caishichang. Drawing on her early memories of these vegetable street markets and her participant observations of the same lively streets in the contemporary moment, Ellen explains the important roles that caishichang play in the local food system and in social, economic, and political life. Listeners can learn more about caishichang in Ellen’s photo essay, featured in <a href="https://gastronomica.org/category/issues/">Gastronomica’s newest issue</a> (23.2).Photo by Ellen MeiserGastronomica is Powered by <a href="http://simplecast.com/">Simplecast</a>.

Camille Bégin on Memory, Travel, and a Family Archive

The Gastronomica podcast is where the academic field of food studies meets a public appetite for gastronomy and the culinary arts. Tune in to hear interviews with authors whose articles or books have recently been featured in the journal (published by University of California Press since 2001), as we showcase diverse voices in the food world, tackle complex questions about cooking, cuisine, culinary traditions, food justice and equity. Each episode is hosted by a member of the journal’s Editorial Collective, representing food scholars, perspectives, and disciplines from around the world. 

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