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Why we eat what we eat : how the encounter between the New World and the Old changed the way everyone on the planet eats

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  • ""When Christopher Columbus stumbled upon America in 1492, the Italians had no pasta with tomato sauce, the Chinese had no spicy Szechuan cuisine, and the Aztecs in Mexico were eating tacos filled with live insects instead of beef. In this lively, always surprising history of the world through a gourmet's eyes, Raymond Sokolov explains how all of us -- Europeans, Americans, Africans, and Asians -- came to eat what we eat today. He journeys with the reader to far-flung ports of the former Spanish empire in search of the points where the menus of two hemispheres merged. In the process he shows that our idea of "traditional" cuisine in contrast to today's inventive new dishes ignores the food revolution that has been going on for the last 500 years. Why We Eat What We Eat is an exploration of the astonishing changes in the world's tastes that let us partake in a delightful, and edifying, feast for the mind."--Publisher's description."
  • "Who is the most important figure in the history of food? Not a chef but an explorer - Christopher Columbus - whose journeys set in motion a transoceanic migration of ingredients and ideas that are still transforming food cultures around the world. Before 1492, Europe had no tomatoes, potatoes, chocolate, green beans or peppers. Today's "classic" Italian cuisine, featuring pasta with tomato sauce, simply did not exist. On the other side of the ocean, fifteenth-century Mexico had no dairy products and no beef, pork or lamb dishes; the Aztecs were eating worms and grasshoppers instead of the cheese quesadillas and chicken tacos that we regard as "traditional" Mexican food today. In this lively and informative history of the world as seen from a gourment's table, Sokolov explains how all of us - Europeans, Americans and Asians - came to eat what we eat today."

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