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Food as Culture
The culture of food began when man learned to transform the fruit of the
earth through the art of cooking, 8,000 years ago in Mesopotamia. This
culture slowly moved west with the migration of people towards the
Mediterranean. The journey took thousands of years and brought us all the
experiences, discoveries and inventions of these people who made history.
Empires, invasions and wars shaped Western civilization: its philosophy,
traditions, cuisines, customs, sometimes bizarre and curious, but still rich
with precious information for the people of the 21st century.
Explore the invention of bread, beer,
wine and cheese and the discovery of olive oil, classic culture and the
barbarians, hunger and abundance, misery and the opulence of the eighth
century, and food and culture walking side-by-side, along with many
interesting and beautiful images and impressive caricatures!
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He spent all of his
time looking for food and running from other animals. Drawing by
Paolo Salvi
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