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Alicia Kennedy

Jun 29, 2020

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Why Aren’t We Translating Food Media?

The dominance of food writing in English reinforces cultural divisions

Half an avocado with seed sits between two miniature translation dictionaries — Photo: Chris Koeck/iStock/Getty Images Plus

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Why Aren’t We Translating Food Media?

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