AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON LOCAL FOOD AND DELICACIES IN NIGERIA (1960-2004)

ABSTRACT

This research work examined the interest of this study to examine the effect of globalization on local food and delicacies covering the period of 1960 to 2004. the study discusses the concept and nature of Globalization, the Precolonial Nigeria Foods Processing and Serving, Colonialism and the introduction of New Delicacies in Nigeria, as well as Globalization and Indigenous Nigerian Foods Processing, Serving and Consumption. There is no agreement among scholars as to the origins of globalisation. It has been dated as far back as the dawn of Western civilisation; for some it lies in the appearance of the modern state system while for others it began with the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable in the mid-nineteenth century. Critics of globalisation say it is a code word for American hegemony and the liberation of multinational corporations from effective control and regulation, a complaint which has accompanied the rise of ‘anti-globalisation’ movements in recent years.1 While some cultural specialists view it as a pernicious force threatening the survival of local cultures and ways of life.