Food and drink in the ancient world were used as means of identifying and demarcating class, national belonging, gender, and other statuses. How would you compare this to the present day? Do we see similar patterns? I.e. Are there ways in which food and drink are used to separate us and them or as markers of class, race, gender, national belonging, or other status? Try to provide examples of how the contemporary era may be similar or different to the ancient in this regard.