‘Through a focus on food in analysis, the contributors yield novel and informative insights into gender heirarchies, the importance of kinship, and the role of women in nurturing ties of relatedness. Overall, the collected papers comprise an original and valuable contribution to the literature on the social construction of kinship in Southeast Asia.’ – Lee Wilson, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 16:2 (2010) ‘For students of the anthropology of food, it is essential reading.’ – Eugen N. Anderson, Anthropos, 103 (2008)