Food Songs

Database

a. Country
b. Authors (lyrics, music)
c. Year
d. Lyrics, translations
e. Scores (e.g. chorus)

Taxonomy

i. Ingredients

ii. Preparation

iii. Type of dish

iv. Consumption

v. Digestion

 

Function

i. Nutritional

ii. Aesthetic

iii. Social

iv. Desire
v. Hunger
vi. Stuffed
vii. Shortage

 

Values

i. Age

ii. Gender

iii. Class

iv. Religion

v. Politics

 

Genre

i. Descriptive

ii. Picaresque

iii. Erotic

iv. Ironical
 

Oral Sources

a. Musicians

b. Cooks

c. Music instructors

d. Food vendors

Bibliography (libraries, universities, schools)

a. Songbooks (“cancioneros”)

b. Recipe books (“recetarios”)