GEO 509 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Mcmuffin, Canadian Bacon, Canadian Cuisine
22 Apr 2018
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Terroir = land or the characteristic of a place that informs the flavors in the food that"s produced in a location. Taste can be found in plants, and animals. Physical geography (nature of soils, climate of area) will impact what"s produced: chardonnay in niagara taste different if planted elsewhere like say in france. Hugh johnson said wine is liquid geo and is the reflection of the physical environment + culture/skills of the pickers. If there"s certain locations that produce amazing products, they will have exceptional value: owning a vineyard that produce great wine = that land is important. In canada: geographical indication right to label a product based on geographical origins, a copyright or patent on an invention. Mcmaster professor sydney mints there"s not such thing as a national cuisine, we only have regional foods . National cuisine was a construct to achieve other goals.
