Diaspora, Food and Identity: Nigerian Migrants in Belgium (L’Europe alimentaire/European Food Issues/Europa alimentaria/L’Europa alimentare)

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This book examines the connection between food and identity in the Nigerian diaspora community in Belgium. Encounters between people from different cultures do not lead to a simple adaptation of the diet, but frequently give rise to a couple kind of fusion of new and indigenous food habits.

The writer questions the relationship between what Nigerian migrants in the diaspora eat, their self-perception and how they engage with outsiders. Starting with a historical introduction about the country, this study examines what aspects of the Nigerian food culture is retained and what has changed. This is reflected by the dynamics in the Nigerian homes, especially the gender roles.

The new generation of Nigerians, who see Belgium as home, also hang on to a Nigerian diet that remains not only a very powerful a part of who they’re, but is also used in the creation of cultural boundaries and group identities. On the other hand, the influence of the new environment is very present because each diaspora community, wherever and whenever, should adapt. Skills such as language and social norms are indeed necessary to live to tell the tale in the new environment. Yet, food plays a prominent role: on the one hand, it contributes to the affirmation of Nigerian feelings, and however, food serves as a means of communication with the host country.

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