The Culture of Food

by Massimo Montanari

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This book is about the history of food in Europe and the part it has played in the evolution of the European cultures over two millennia. It has been a driving force in national and imperial ambition, the manner of its production and consumption a means by which the identity and status of regions, classes and individuals have been and still are expressed. In this wide-ranging exploration of its history the author weaves deftly between the classes, regions and nations of Europe, between the show more habits of late antiquity and the problems of modernity. He examines the interlinked evolutions of consumption, production and taste, to show both what these reveal of the varied cultures and peoples of Europe in the past and what they suggest about the present. show less

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Una bella lettura. Ricchissima di riferimenti e contenuti. I dettagli e le descrizioni con cui sono stati riportati i fatti dimostrano ampiamente la preparazione dell' autore [a:Massimo Montanari|45516|Massimo Montanari|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1272975865p2/45516.jpg].

Un libro che potrebbe essere di spunto per chiunque ami la cucina ed il cibo, anche se non si è particolarmente appassionati di storia.

Cercavo un testo che riportasse le tradizioni culinarie di un tempo, le radici dell' alimentazione. L' ho trovato e vi ho trovato anche tanti riferimenti che ho intenzione di leggere ed approfondire come:

[b:The Fruit, Herbs and Vegetables of Italy|1975426|The Fruit, Herbs and Vegetables of Italy|Giacomo show more Castelvetro|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png|1978724] la cui copia in Italiano, dal titolo Brieve racconto di tutte le radici, di tutte l erbe e di tutti i frutti che crudi o cotti in Italia si mangiamo, si può trovare facilmente in formato elettronico.

Oggi, in un periodo di diatribe tra regimi alimentari discordanti la lettura può fare luce su quello che i nostri avi hanno "sempre" mangiato. Come si potrà constatare, vi è un continuo mutamento nel corso dei secoli tra cosa era ritenuto "bene" mangiare e cosa no. La storia si ripete e come conclude l' autore:

un rapporto cordiale e consapevole col cibo è ancora da inventare

Chiunque si interessi della propria salute, dovrebbe cercare di coltivare al meglio questo rapporto.
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Molto gradevole e interessante

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Massimo Montanari is professor of medieval history and the history of food at the Institute of Paleography and Medieval Studies, University of Bologna. He has authored and coauthored more than a dozen books on the history of cuisine and the cultural values of food. Columbia University Press has published many of these in translation, including show more Food: A Culinary History (1999); Italian Cuisine: A Cultural History (2003); Food Is Culture (2006); Cheese, Pears, and History in a Proverb (2010); and Let the Meatballs Rest: And Other Stories About Food and Culture (2012). show less

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Aymard, Monique (Translator)
Ipsen, Carl (Translator)
Liemt, Karin van (Translator)

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Canonical title
The Culture of Food
Original title
La fame e l'abbondanza : storia dell'alimentazione in Europa
Original publication date
1993 (1e édition originale italienne) (1e édition originale italienne); 1995-02-01 (1e traduction et édition française, Faire l'Europe, Seuil) (1e traduction et édition française, Faire l'Europe, Seuil)
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Italien
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Nonfiction, History, Sociology, General Nonfiction, Food & Cooking
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394.1Society, government, & cultureCustoms, etiquette & folkloreGeneral customsEating, drinking, using drugs
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TX353 .M7213TechnologyHome economicsHome economicsNutrition. Foods and food supply
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