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Pierogis and Kielbasa: Sound and Smell During COVID-19

Title (Dublin Core)

Pierogis and Kielbasa: Sound and Smell During COVID-19

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Description (Dublin Core)

Before the pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns began, hearing or seeing a loved one seemed almost a certainty. Although I worried for the safety of all my friends and family, I was most concerned with the well-being of my aging, immunocompromised grandmother. As a daughter of Eastern European immigrants, she was accustomed to eating ethnic Polish food. Throughout my childhood, she would kindly make pierogis and kielbasa sausage for me and my sister. The savory aroma of pierogis and kielbasa sausage cooking in sauerkraut inundated the senses. With the onset of the pandemic, however, my life, as with so many others, changed. Unfortunately, my grandmother is not accustomed to using video-chat services; however, hearing her voice over the phone or social-distancing on her porch allowed me to maintain contact, hear her voice, and smell the wonderful aroma of the food she always made for me as a child. Although momentary, the loss of hearing my grandmother’s voice as well as her delicious food made me realize how important it is to cherish the connections you have with your loved ones. During a time of uncertainty, tragedy, and disconnection, a loved one’s voice (as well as the food they make) can provide an emotional uplift.

Date (Dublin Core)

October 28, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Aaron Rau

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Aaron Rau

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST643

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

text story
photo

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Emotion
English Food & Drink
English Home & Family Life
English Social Distance

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

grandmother
Polish
worry
voice
connection
smell
cooking
telephone
immunocompromised
social distancing

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

sensory history
family
pierogis
kielbasa
smell
sound
love
grandparents

Collection (Dublin Core)

Mental Health
Foodways

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

Sensory history submissions and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

06/27/2021

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

06/29/2021
07/05/2021
08/06/2021

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Covid 19

This item was submitted on June 27, 2021 by Aaron Rau using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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