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Book: Food Rules and Rituals

Chapter: A Battle at the Bar: The Pintxo’s Conflict between Codification and Authenticity in Real Time

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.46051

Blurb:

In San Sebastián, a way of eating has developed over the past century: packing into crowded bars, grabbing pintxos off the counter, and enjoying them with friends. A relatively recent influx of foreigners has changed the way this food is consumed, spurring an attempt to codify its rules.

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