“Food, Cultures and Societies: Transformations and Entanglements “

We’re delighted to participate as speakers and so excited to share our project aspect towards Thai culture on this international webinar on the May 8th, 2021 (2:00-4:35 p.m. GMT+8) / (1:00-3.45 p.m. BKK time)

Inviting by The School of Hotel, Leisure, and Restaurant Management (SHLRM) where is a degree granting institute in the field of Hospitality and Tourism in St. Scholastica’s College Manila together with the Central Mindanao University in partnership with Campus Erasmus Mundus,Inc. will organize a webinar titled “Food, Cultures and Societies: Transformations and Entanglements” in consonance to the celebration of Filipino food every month of April.

The webinar is a polylogue on the intersectionalities of food and cultures in different parts of the world including the entanglements that have influenced the safeguarding of cultural practices and sustainable development of communities. Invited guest speakers will share with the participants various perspectives on how food, cultures and societies are interwoven and their relevance to the contemporary time. The online event will also engage the participants to value the importance of safeguarding heritage and its significant role in sustainable development.
Food and cultures are inseparable. In different parts of the world, food has been a manifestation of both the uniqueness and similarities of various cultures and societies. From the cultivation of ingredients, preparation of dishes, partaking of meals to handing down family recipes, the significance of food has been interwoven in the socio-economic and cultural fabrics of local and international scales.

Heritage also plays a crucial role in the safeguarding of knowledge systems, social practices and rituals that are embedded in the gastronomic landscape of communities from farm to table or even streets to gourmet. Societies all over the world are in continuous transformations. Nowadays, the potential for food heritage is also explored in being a driver for both sustainable development and tourism. People in different parts of the world are striving to have more sustainable consumption and production, some have even empowered local communities by supporting rural development through agriculture and local tourism. Traditional cuisines have influenced tourist destinations and the branding of localities which translate to the development of local economies.

credit : The School of Hotel, Leisure, and Restaurant Management (SHLRM)

In the webinar, we presented Thai history and culture which relate with Tea as the common drink in the world and how it can traced back to the stories behind it. We offer three routes which have different characters. Along the way, explorers can experience Bangkok in various perspective by taking “Tea” as a central theme to learn and discover about Bangkok.

Here are our three routes divided by history period. You can check this out and use our free map to explore by your own pace!