‘Mem’ and ‘Cookie’: The Colonial Kitchen in Malaysia and Singapore

Leong-Salobir, Cecilia

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“…In this context, although we propose that the culinary culture of the colonial sahibs that emerged as a result of native interventions reflected imperial superiority, we partially agree with what Cecilia Leong-Salobir arguesthat a completely new formation of culinary culture emerged as a result of the lack of European foods and the availability of local ingredients. 47 With the appropriation of these healthy foods, a blend of colonial and local cuisine was set in motion, particularly through the efforts of indigenous servants. It is also interesting to note how the memsahibs' supervisory role in the household asserted the lack of knowledge of the local servants.…”

Section: Cultural Etiquettes and The Politics Behind Culinary Prefere...mentioning

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Revisiting Sir Robert Bristow's ‘India’: A post-colonial analysis of Cochin Saga

Vinai,

Mithuna

2023

International Journal of Maritime History

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Sir Robert Bristow, popularly called Bristow Sahib, is recognized as a path-breaker in the field of port construction in the historical consciousness and cultural imaginary of the people of Kerala, the southernmost state of India. His memoir, Cochin Saga, published in 1959, records both his professional experiences as a harbour engineer and his personal reminiscences as a British resident posted in Cochin. Maritime scholarship has paid scant attention to this literary document, which is a crucial record of how Bristow succeeded in winning hearts in an alien culture, overcoming hostile environmental situations. This article attempts to reconsider Bristow's memories as recorded in Cochin Saga from a post-colonial perspective, and tries to examine whether Bristow's accounts fall prey to employing universalizing tendencies and a hegemonic world view of India and its culture.

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Section: Cultural Etiquettes and The Politics Behind Culinary Prefere...mentioning

confidence: 99%