Claude Fischler is a sociologist renowned for his seminal work on food, eating habits and their cultural dimensions. His research lies at the intersection of sociology, anthropology and psychology, with a particular focus on how societies construct their relationship with food.

In particular, he developed the concept of the ‘omnivore’s paradox’, which describes the tension between culinary curiosity (a taste for novelty) and mistrust of unfamiliar foods. His work also explores the links between food, social identity and health, highlighting cultural differences in dietary practices, particularly between French and Anglo-Saxon models.

Claude Fischler has also taken an interest in contemporary changes in food, such as industrialisation, the medicalisation of our relationship with food, and growing concerns about nutrition. His research contributes to a better understanding of the social and symbolic issues linked to the act of eating, beyond its purely biological dimension.