%0 Journal Article
%T Operai, fabbriche e cibo: storie di gastronomie precarie
%J -
%D 2017
%R http://dx.doi.org/10.13135/2281-6658/2020
%X Before dining halls became common in industrial plants, workers usually had their meals in the barachin, that is the tin mess/lunch box. This was a crucial element of the identity of industrial workers: ¡°he works as a barachin¡± or ¡°he is a Agnelli barachin¡± were common expressions which designated blue collars, especially those working in Fiat plants, during the years of the postwar economic miracle. Therefore the barachin came to be a symbol of working class culture and factory life. The essay sheds light on these stories of industrial workers¡¯ food culture as well as on the practices of wine consumption during the lunch break, which was another crucial element of everyday life in industrial plants
%U http://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/COSMO/article/view/2020