Foundation of Chinese Dietary Culture

Food Culture

Introduction

◎Time：Held at different intervals since 2003.
◎Purpose：
The “Dietary Culture Lecture Series” is held by the Foundation every year to provide a record of contemporary Chinese dietary culture and how it has evolved over time. Industry and academic experts are invited to share their experience in development and research in the hopes of boosting society's interest into dietary culture research.
◎Contributions：
The lecture series focuses on the changes in Chinese dietary culture and how it reflects the changing times. Academics and experts on dietary culture are invited to speak to the general public on their experiences in dietary culture development and research. The lectures are also recorded in video and archived by the library so research results and experiences can be preserved for posterity.

Reviews

◎2009 Dietary Culture Lecture Series

Lecture Topic：Old Flavors, New Interest – The Rise of Nostalgic Cuisine

徐莉玲「文化創意產業如何為飲食店跨界加值」
張尊禎「台灣老字號店舖˙百年飄香」
莊永明「家食與外食的百年風貌」
曹銘宗「懷舊臺灣小吃：基隆廟口」

Date：06/03、06/10、06/17、06/26
Location：6/3 4F Classroom D, Xue Xue Institute Building
6/10、6/17、6/26 B1 Classroom C, MassMututal Mercuries Life Building

◎2008 Dietary Culture Lecture Series

Lecture Topics：The Dance of Traditional Taiwanese Beverage and Cake Culture

“Taiwanese Wines – A Culture Distilled” – Fan Ya-jyun
“Puli Winery – Witnessing Taiwanese Wine Cultural History” – Wang Wu-sian
“Innovations and Marketing in Traditional Cake and Tea Snack Culture” – Yi Yu-sian
“A Century in Baking – The Tea Snack Culture of Yu Zhen Zhai” – Huang Yi-Bin
“Let's Talk Tea- Taiwan's Old Tea Shops” – Ceng Jhih-sian
“A Good Cup of Tea – An Overview of Taiwanese Tea Culture and History” – Cao Jyun-hua
“The Cultural Contributions of the Food Festival – with Taipei's Pineapple Cake Cultural Festival as a Case Study” – Liao Ben-chang
“How Pineapple Cake and Taipei Culture Met” – Ye Luen-huei

Date：05/09、05/16、05/23、05/30
Location：B1 Classroom C, MassMututal Mercuries Life Building

◎2007 Dietary Culture Lecture Series

Lecture Topics：

“Traditional Taiwanese Diets and Social Culture” – Syu Fu-cyuan
“Evolution of Traditional Taiwanese Restaurant Banquets” – Huang De-sing, Huang De-jhong, Syu Tang-ren
“Providing Taiwanese Dietary Culture with Thinking Space” – Lin Ming-de
“The Cultural Implications of Night Markets and Snacks” – Yu Shun-de

Date：06/06、06/13、06/22、06/27
Location：B1 Classroom C, MassMututal Mercuries Life Building

◎2005 Dietary Culture Lecture Series

Lecture Topics：

“The Medicinal Banquet of the Confucian Family and Confucius' Dietary Philosophy” – Yao Jhen-Li
“Follow Your Tongue” – Gao Ying
“Healthy Medicinal Congee” – Kuo Yue-yin
“Healthy Cooking for the Four Seasons” – Lin Ciou-yue
“Drinking for Health” – Jheng Jhen-hong

Date：06/01、06/08、06/15、06/22、06/29
Location：B1 Theater, Mercuries Corporation Building

◎2004 Dietary Culture Lecture Series

Lecture Topics：

“View of the Tabletop – The Aesthetics of Dietary Culture” – Chang Cyong-huei
“Diet and International Society – Foreign Exchange” – Peng Jhih-ping
“Introduction to the Dietary Culture of Taiwanese Indigenous Peoples” – Wu Syue-yue
“Traditional Cake Culture” – Lee Kun-cong
“Myths in Organic Diets” – Ouyang Yin

Date：09/29、10/06、10/13、10/20、10/27
Location：B1 Theater, Mercuries Corporation Building

◎2003 Dietary Culture Lecture Series

Lecture Topics：

“The Food Industry of the Past and Present” – Jhu Jhen-fan
“How the Environment Affected the Taiwanese Hakka Diet” – Liou Huan-yue
“Dasi Tofu Culture” – Lin Ming-de
“The Diet Aesthetics of Su Dong-Po” –Jiao Tong

Date：03/19、04/16、07/09、07/16
Location：B1 Theater, Mercuries Corporation Building