Dieser Autor erforscht die faszinierenden Schnittstellen von Geschichte, Geografie und Gastronomie. Seine Schriften tauchen tief in die überraschenden Verbindungen zwischen Vergangenheit und Gegenwart ein, insbesondere im Bereich der kulinarischen Geschichte. Durch fesselnde Erzählungen teilt er Erfahrungen von ausgedehnten globalen Reisen, die von Australien über den amerikanischen Mittleren Westen bis in ferne Länder reichen. Seine Werke laden die Leser ein, die Welt durch ihre Aromen und Geschichten zu entdecken.
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.