Table of contents The theory of practice and Pierre Bour-dieu’s habitus field Concept Habitus (body, mind, ideology) Cuisine Bibliography Embodied codes (1) Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of practice explains how habitus, field and capital shape social action - anchored in the body, thinking and ideological patterns. Using cuisine, bibliography and embodied codes as examples, it becomes clear how cultural knowledge is lived, passed on and socially differentiated in practice.