Mangalore Stores in Bengaluru provide a unique cultural and nostalgic experience for migrants. Offering regional food products, they facilitate connections to the Mangalore region while addressing identity shifts. These stores create a welcoming environment, enabling customers to reconnect with their roots through familiar tastes and community engagement, becoming vital to urban place-making.
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This article expands the theoretical connections between food and regionalism by examining the role of the Columbian dish, Bandeja Paisa. The attempt to pass it as a national dish highlights the longstanding legacies of conflict and cultural hegemony between regions, particularly in Latin America.
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