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Epilogue: New Explorations on Food, Society, and Culture in Vietnam

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2025

Le Hoang Ngoc Yen
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The papers in this special issue have highlighted new perspectives on food charity activities, as well as notions of food and ethics in contemporary Vietnam. As Vietnam is rapidly changing, food-related activities are dynamic phenomena that reflect the social, moral, and economic changes unfolding in society. However, ethnographic research on food culture in Vietnam published in English has been scarce. This epilogue provides a few exploratory insights into interesting social phenomena in recent years that exemplify the shifting landscape of cuisine and food ethics in modern Vietnam.

Keywords

VietnamReligionFoodCharityPhilanthropyDevelopmentGlobalizationCareVegetarianismClass
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Research Article
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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , February 2024 , e8
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