@lucyhd
, gourmet food (美食) often serves as a subtle yet potent expression of power.Historically and sociologically, lavish banquets and rare ingredients have signaled wealth, status, and dominance—from ancient rulers displaying affluence through excess to modern elites using exclusive dining to assert social distinction (Pierre Bourdieu's theories on taste and class).Control over food access, production, or even culinary narratives reinforces hierarchies, whether through colonial exploitation, gastrodiplomacy as soft power, or high-end cuisine as symbolic capital.Yet food also empowers resistance and identity—think mutual aid in marginalized communities reclaiming agency through shared meals.Ultimately, what and how we eat isn't neutral; it's a quiet declaration of influence, exclusion, or solidarity.For deeper insight: https://www.tlmagazine.com/food-as-power
https://www.tabledebates.org/publication/power-project-report-tables-exploration-power-food-system
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