Eating Like a Mennonite - Marlene Epp's Book Launch

Marlene Epp, Professor Emeritus of History and Peace and Conflict Studies, recently launched her new book, Eating Like a Mennonite. Not quite a cookbook or history piece, Marlene's book seeks to explore the complexity and nuances of Mennonite cuisine, diving deep into the various ingredients, environments, and perceptions that have gone into creating these foods. After all, the Mennonite community is famous for their hearty, cooked from scratch meals.  

Marlene's book has been featured in the Waterloo Region Record and she was recently a guest on CBC's radio show, The Morning Edition. Listen to the full, 6-minute radio recording.  

Marlene's interest in the the role of food and women in the Mennonite community began over thirty years ago and led to her career in education, teaching several courses at Grebel related to gender studies; the history of immigrants and refugees in Canada; and the history of food and culture. She notes it was her interest in the role of women in Mennonite society that partly inspired this book. 

By Farhan Saeed