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Le système des viandes au Danemark : goûts et dégoûts pour la viande en fonction de l’espèce animale

Anne-Élène DELAVIGNE

fr Anthropozoologica 35 - Pages 29-38

Published on 01 July 2002

The meat market in Denmark: likes and dislikes concerning animal species

The list of animal species eaten today in urban Denmark shows a very restricted range, as does the limited type of cuts consumed. Food preferences appear to be determined by the degree of domestication of the animal. Traditional meat-eating habitats have been abandoned, and following on from this, people have have adopted new eating norms. The Danish diet is distinguished above all by a standard preference for pork.

Keywords:
Ethnology, Denmark, food, meat, food avoidances, eating habits, domestication.
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