Food is not merely nourishment, but an expression of history, culture, identity, and innovation. This book offers a fascinating journey through gastronomic curiosities that have accompanied the evolution of humanity, revealing the often surprising origins of foods, utensils, and everyday traditions. From Renaissance courts to inventions that revolutionized modern cuisine, from literature to anthropology, gastronomy emerges as a symbolic language capable of narrating society, power, creativity, and social relationships. Gastronomic Curiosities invites readers to look with new eyes at what they place on their plates every day, rediscovering food as a privileged lens through which to understand the past and interpret the present.
Il cibo non è solo nutrimento, ma espressione di storia, cultura, identità e innovazione. Questo libro propone un viaggio affascinante attraverso le curiosità gastronomiche che hanno accompagnato l’evoluzione dell’umanità, svelando le origini sorprendenti di cibi, utensili e tradizioni quotidiane. Dalle corti rinascimentali alle invenzioni che hanno rivoluzionato la cucina moderna, dalla letteratura all’antropologia, la gastronomia emerge come un linguaggio simbolico capace di raccontare società, potere, creatività e relazioni sociali. Curiosità gastronomiche invita il lettore a guardare con occhi nuovi ciò che mette nel piatto ogni giorno, riscoprendo nel cibo una chiave di lettura privilegiata per comprendere il passato e interpretare il presente.
Curiosità gastronomiche. Storie, miti e tradizioni a tavola
Patrizia Guida
2025-01-01
Abstract
Food is not merely nourishment, but an expression of history, culture, identity, and innovation. This book offers a fascinating journey through gastronomic curiosities that have accompanied the evolution of humanity, revealing the often surprising origins of foods, utensils, and everyday traditions. From Renaissance courts to inventions that revolutionized modern cuisine, from literature to anthropology, gastronomy emerges as a symbolic language capable of narrating society, power, creativity, and social relationships. Gastronomic Curiosities invites readers to look with new eyes at what they place on their plates every day, rediscovering food as a privileged lens through which to understand the past and interpret the present.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
