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Accepted Contribution:
Tarhana: fermented food as a multispecies archive of relationships
Sevgi Mutlu Sirakova
(LMU-Rachel Carson Center)
In this workshop, I propose to introduce Tarhana, an ancient fermented instant soup base with cultural roots extending from the Middle East to the Balkans. Tarhana serves as a provocation to consider how fermented foods can act as a dynamic repository.
Contribution long abstract:
In this workshop, I propose to introduce Tarhana, an ancient fermented instant soup base with cultural roots that extend from the Middle East to the Balkans. Tarhana serves as a provocative tapestry for exploring how fermented foods can function as dynamic repositories. These repositories not only pass down emotions and memories but also—most critically—preserve practices that have nurtured complex multispecies relationships. This presentation seeks to shed light on the untapped potential of fermented foods as rich, dynamic archives for tracing our intricate relationships with multiple species and ecosystems.