Cet auteur explore les intersections fascinantes de l'histoire, de la géographie et de la gastronomie. Son écriture plonge dans les liens surprenants entre le passé et le présent, en particulier dans le domaine de l'histoire culinaire. À travers des récits captivants, il partage des expériences de voyages mondiaux étendus, de l'Australie au Midwest américain et au-delà. Son œuvre invite les lecteurs à découvrir le monde à travers ses saveurs et ses histoires.
The book explores the 12,000-year relationship between humans and pigs, highlighting how pork has influenced cultures and cuisines throughout history. It examines the introduction of pigs to the Americas and their transformative impact on lives and communities, particularly in the Midwest, where they played a significant role in shaping regional identity and showcasing its diversity and abundance.
Food historian Cynthia Clampitt pens the epic story of what happened when Mesoamerican farmers bred a nondescript grass into a staff of life so prolific, so protean, that it represents nothing less than one of humankind's greatest achievements. Blending history with expert reportage, she traces the disparate threads that have woven corn into the fabric of our diet, politics, economy, science, and cuisine. At the same time she explores its future as a source of energy and the foundation of seemingly limitless green technologies. The result is a bourbon-to-biofuels portrait of the astonishing plant that sustains the world.