title: "We like Fried Things": Negotiating Health and Taste among Hispanic Caribbean Communities in New York City.
abstract: The study was conducted to understand fried-food (FF) consumption among Hispanic Caribbean (HC) communities in New York City. Data were collected through qualitative interviews with 23 adults self-identified as Cuban, Dominican, or Puerto Rican. Most informants considered FFs an important part of their traditional diet. Potential explanations included taste, cost, convenience, and the emotive values attached to FF. FF consumption was contextualized in local foodscapes. Results include strategies to diminish FF consumption and differences across HC groups and migratory generations. The relevance for future nutrition interventions addressing health disparities in this community is discussed.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences , City University of New York-Brooklyn College , Brooklyn , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fuster
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003296:Cooking; D003462:Cuba; D004293:Dominican Republic; D005260:Female; D005504:Food Analysis; D005518:Food Preferences; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City; D011647:Puerto Rico; D013649:Taste; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Emigration and immigration; Hispanic Americans; New York City; qualitative research