This paper will examine how objections to halal foods are raised, especially in French media discourse, reviewing the national dialogue over halal burgers released in 2009-10. The purpose of this paper is to study the correlation between food politics...
This paper will examine how objections to halal foods are raised, especially in French media discourse, reviewing the national dialogue over halal burgers released in 2009-10. The purpose of this paper is to study the correlation between food politics and French identity. First, this paper applies the core principles of French republicanism (liberty, equality, fraternity, and secularism) to food research to understand the nationalistic characteristics or qualities of food. Second, through the three competing frames of republicanism, free market, and cultural diversity, cultural policies on the legitimacy of French food are identified. Third, let's look at how nationalism applies not only to the haute cuisine like foie gras, but also to everyday fast food hamburgers.