Food Translation: Missed Steaks (Online Zoom)

Food Translation: Missed Steaks is a workshop which will explore why translating food is never merely a matter of changing words from one language into another. Food names and descriptions sit at the crossroads of language, culture, and appetite, so culinary translation must be sensitive to the purpose, audience and context of their work! This session introduces the fundamentals of food translation and examines how practitioners can preserve cultural identity, while sparking curiosity in readers unfamiliar with the cuisine. 

Participants will analyse and attempt to do their own translations of real examples (short ones!) of food writing. We’ll then discuss the choices, compromises, and creative strategies involved.  Ultimately, the workshop will highlight how food translation reveals broader sociocultural differences. Members of the public with an interest in language, food, or translation are highly welcome!