I thought it might be interesting to note that when doing research in an attempt to identify a culture (one alive today or an ancient culture) in which the men primarily prepare the food, I was unable to find one. I thought, after reading the Food and Culture Studies Chapter 8 section on feminism and traditional food preparation, that there must be some culture where men are the primary cooks. The assertion made by Levi-Strauss in the Chapter 2 section that men in the Assinibon plains culture boil things and women cook things on spits outside further encouraged me to look for such a culture. But it seems I was incorrect. If anyone has any information to the contrary I would be really interested to know about it.
I was, however, able to find out that in Thailand, in Mae hong son, one of the northern provinces, men primarily prepare the food for important festivals, usually religious festivals. Women still prepare the food on a day to day basis, but men are in charge of holidays.
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