Social norms also dictated that the food of the working class be less refined, since it was believed there was a natural resemblance between one's labour and one's food; manual labour required coarser, cheaper food.
Norma sosial juga menetapkan bahwa makanan kelas pekerja harus lebih sederhana, karena diyakini ada kemiripan alamiah antara pekerjaan dan makanan seseorang; pekerja kasar perlu makanan yang lebih kesat, yang lebih murah.