You are what you eat and eat what you are. Dietary differences in the social sectors of Bogota, 1845-1885

Abstract

The paper analyzes the food and drinks consumed at the tables of the different classes of Bogotá in the nineteenth century, starting out from the premise that feeding and food allowed developing social dynamics, the hypothesis constructed is that based on the images created in front of said consumables there were diverse aspects differentiating between individuals and communities, to understand the reason why the use of ingredients, methods and utensils (which were sometimes the same for both classes) constituted the elements that marked disparity in the modes of consumption and visions in front of the dishes and drinks.