Exploring Food Literacy Beyond the Plate: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Education Mediated through Eating.

Food literacy (maddannelse) extends far beyond the mere nutritional value of what is served on a plate. As the ancient adage may have suggested, "Man shall not live by nutrition alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of formation." This delves into the multifaceted dimensions of food in educational and formative settings. Emphasizing that the act of eating itself is a rich source of learning, encompassing manners, sustainability, economics, culinary arts, and socio-political aspects but also, that the concept of formation, (bildung, dannelse, etc.) always needs not only translation from one culture to the next, but also potentially from theory to practice, and from actor to actor. And what better way to conduct these translations and multi-facetted studies than through the one thing we all have in common: eating.