Foodscapes and positioning of staple food in Africa: A case of youth perceptions on maize consumption discourses in Cape Town
| dc.contributor.advisor | Mafofo Lynn | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mhlongo Nandi | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-05-27T16:34:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-05-27T16:34:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Staple food has been a part of food consumption discourses for a long time. They make up the dominant part of the world’s diet as they are eaten regularly and even daily in some places. As a result of globalisation, some of the staple foods have become popular in global markets and foodscapes such as restaurants and other eateries. These include staple foods such as potatoes, rice and flour products dominating both restaurants and supermarket delicatessens. However, maize products are scarce in South African foodscapes and in particular, the restaurants and supermarket delicatessens This is an interesting gap to look at because maize is a common staple food throughout Africa and has been consumed by most Africans as their main starch since the colonial era. The subject of food consumption is of interest to many scholars and has been widely studied within different fields. A review of the literature reveals that most of the research relating to food consumption discourses has largely focused on healthy consumption, food security, fast-food consumption and eating practices relating to lifestyle choices. While this literature is significant, there is a gap in research concerning the staple food consumption discourses. The study therefore investigates how maize meals and products are positioned in a few selected foodscapes. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10566/20449 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of the Western Cape | |
| dc.subject | Consumption discourses | |
| dc.subject | Foodscapes | |
| dc.subject | Maize | |
| dc.subject | Cape Town | |
| dc.subject | Youth perceptions | |
| dc.title | Foodscapes and positioning of staple food in Africa: A case of youth perceptions on maize consumption discourses in Cape Town | |
| dc.type | Thesis |