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The painful irony of this book is that along with the pride over the internationalization of Filipino cuisine (one strongly felt in the diaspora) is the suffering of those back home as corporate greed, militarism, and the genetic modification of food continue the ecological devastation of their foodways. This intrepid group of young scholars asks us to take a pause before consuming our halo-halo and consider the increasingly fraught histories behind this popular refreshment. --Patricio N. Abinales, University of Hawai`i-Manoa

This is the most interesting book I have read about postcolonial and transnational gastroecology in terms of its empirical richness and theoretical provocation. Halo-Halo Ecologies' critical juxtaposition of food and environment gets us around the cliches of mere ethnocentric gourmandism. It is a model for thinking through the complex history and experience of the world we consume (and destroy) to sustain ourselves--Krishnendu Ray, author of The Migrant's Table and The Ethnic Restaurateur This trailblazing book is framed, argued and written in a compelling and extraordinarily accessible manner, making otherwise heavy to digest topics easy and appetizing to engage. A tour de force, it will proudly stand alongside classic books on Filipino culture and society.--Saturnino M. Borras Jr., coauthor of Scholar-Activism and Land Struggles The painful irony of this book is that along with the pride over the internationalization of Filipino cuisine, one strongly felt in the diaspora, is the suffering of those back home as corporate greed, militarism, and the genetic modification of food continue the ecological devastation of their foodways. This intrepid group of scholars asks us to take a pause and consider the increasingly fraught histories behind our most cherished dishes. --Patricio N. Abinales, University of Hawai'i at Manoa

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Alyssa Paredes is assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan. Marvin Joseph F. Montefrio is associate professor of social sciences (environmental studies) at Yale-NUS College in Singapore.

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