This book demonstrates that traditionality as attributed to foods goes beyond the notions of heritage and authenticity under which it is commonly formulated. Through case studies the complexity behind the attribution of the term 'traditional' to food is explored.

1. Eating Traditional Food: Politics, Identity and Practices Brigitte Sébastia 2. The Rediscovery of Native 'Super-foods' in Mexico Esther Katz and Elena Lazos 3. Lost in Tradition: An Attempt to Go Beyond Labels, Taking Maltese Food Practices as a Primary Example Elise Billiard 4. The Protection of Traditional Local Foods through Geographical Indications in India Delphine Marie-Vivien 5. Are Buuz and BanS Traditional Mongolian Foods? Strategy of Appropriation and Identity Adjustment in Contemporary Mongolia Sandrine Ruhlmann 6. "Beef is our Secret of Life": Controversial Consumption of Beef in Andhra Pradesh, India Brigitte Sébastia 7. Modernity, Traditionalism, and the Silence Protest: The Palestinian Food Narrative in Israeli Reality Television Liora Gvion 8. The Never-ending Reinvention of 'Traditional Food': Food Practices and Identity (Re)Construction among Bolivian Returnees from Argentina Charles-Édouard de Suremain 9. What Is Healthy Diet? Some Ideas about the Construction of Healthy Food in Germany since the 19th Century Detlef Briesen 10. Are Traditional Foods and Eating Patterns Really Good for Health? A Socio-Anthropological Inquiry into French People with Hypercholesterolaemia Tristan Fournier 11. Eating Ayurvedic Foods: Elaboration of a Repertoire of 'Traditional Foods' in France Nicolas Commune