Diamanti Portable - Brothalovers Angelina

A convergent mixed‑methods design (Creswell & Plano Clark, 2018) was employed across three sequential phases.

Barker, M. (2020). *Food on the Feed:

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The Brothalovers subculture exemplifies how contemporary food practices are co‑produced through ritual, affect, health narratives, and digital infrastructures. By foregrounding broth as both a culinary staple and a symbolic health conduit, Brothalovers negotiate authenticity, sustainability, and community belonging in ways that reflect broader shifts in consumer culture. This study contributes to food anthropology by documenting a nascent subculture and offering a methodological blueprint for investigating digitally mediated culinary phenomena. A convergent mixed‑methods design (Creswell & Plano Clark,

The digital ecosystem functions as both and amplifier . Influencer networks shape normative standards of “authentic” broth (e.g., long‑slow simmer vs. instant powder) while algorithms curate exposure, thereby reinforcing homophily. This mirrors the “algorithmic terroir” concept posited by Zhang & Lee (2020), whereby platform affordances produce localized taste ecologies. *Food on the Feed: Let's give it up