Difference between revisions of "Culinary Diplomacy (Dictionary)"
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| + | == External links and references == | ||
| + | * [http://blogs.state.gov/stories/2012/09/30/culinary-diplomacy-connecting-individuals-leaders-and-nations-through-food Culinary Diplomacy: Connecting Individuals, Leaders and Nations Through Food] | ||
| + | * [http://culinarydiplomacy.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/hjd-off-print.pdf Culinary Diplomacy: Breaking Bread to Win Hearts and Minds] | ||
| + | * [http://fletcher.tufts.edu/News-and-Media/2014/02/07/Culinary-Diplomacy-Sam-Chapple-Sokol Culinary diplomacy: The nexus of food and diplomacy. Interview with Sam Chapple-Sokol] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:59, 4 April 2014
Culinary diplomacy is defined as “the use of food as an instrument to create a cross-cultural understanding in the hopes of improving interactions and cooperation.” Culinary diplomacy can be divided into public and private culinary diplomacy. Public diplomacy takes place at governmental level, as done in the White House when international guests are welcomed, or in Thailand’s “Global Thai” initiative. Private culinary diplomacy, on the other hand, refers to State Dinners and other forms of hosting, and gives a chance for influential leaders to see eye to eye after sharing the typical cuisine of a country. It may seem trivial, but the effects of private culinary diplomacy do have meaningful repercussions to world politics.
