Egilea
Khoo Cheng
Hitz-gakoak
Cultural sustainability
Intangible cultural heritage
Penang hawker food
Street food
taste
Abstract

In 2014, the Penang Chief Minister imposed a ban on foreigners working as the main cooks of hawker food, in the attempt to preserve “local taste”. Exploration of the dilemma of sustaining the taste of Penang hawker food and the profession of preparing it argues for a broader definition of “Penang hawker food”. This definition acknowledges the confluence of Penang’s migrant histories while being inclusive and reflective of changes in sociocultural trends, population and migration flows.
Volume
32
Zenbakia
1
Number of Pages
36-77
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISSN Number
02179520 (ISSN)
URL
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85019021278&doi=10.1355%2fsj32-1b&partnerID=40&md5=d7534986656b6b84f8ee9d680b6d5fda
DOI
10.1355/sj32-1b
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