Social and Cultural Food Studies (FOST), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
Appetite. 2011 Apr;56(2):278-83. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2011.01.004. Epub 2011 Jan 8.
Ever since Belgian scientists started to investigate the working classes' diet at the beginning of the twentieth century, popular media has shown traces of researchers' scientific findings in one way or another. This article investigates whether or not nutritional knowledge was translated into comprehensible food practices on a household level in postwar Flanders. The culinary pages of De Boerin/Bij de Haard, a widespread monthly magazine published by the Belgian Farmer Women's Association, was subjected to a quantitative and qualitative content analysis. The analysis showed that even though De Boerin/Bij de Haard revealed several traces of a certain nutritional knowledge, scientific discourse was not translated into ready-to-use recipes or cooking techniques during the immediate postwar years. It was only in the 1950s that women were educated on the function and importance of various nutrients and that nutritional knowledge was actually converted into rather specific daily menus and new ways of preparation. Interestingly, the references to health were countered by references to indulgence as well, especially during festive occasions. The article finishes by exploring whether or not both types of references could be combined in one way or another.
自 20 世纪初比利时科学家开始研究工人阶级的饮食以来，大众媒体以这样或那样的方式展示了研究人员科学发现的痕迹。本文探讨了战后佛兰德地区，营养知识是否在家庭层面上转化为可理解的饮食实践。对由比利时农民妇女协会出版的广受欢迎的月刊《De Boerin/Bij de Haard》的烹饪版面进行了定量和定性的内容分析。分析表明，尽管《De Boerin/Bij de Haard》揭示了某些营养知识的一些痕迹，但在战后的最初几年，科学话语并没有转化为现成的食谱或烹饪技术。只有在 20 世纪 50 年代，女性才接受了各种营养素的功能和重要性的教育，营养知识实际上被转化为更具体的日常菜单和新的准备方法。有趣的是，对健康的关注与放纵的关注相互抵消，尤其是在节日期间。本文最后探讨了这两种类型的参考是否可以以某种方式结合在一起。
