History shapes diet and taste, not the reverse
Evidence
So our tea set is really a three-piece social history of nineteenth-century Britain. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1413 (
#exemplifies, via linked claim)
‘The whole Mediterranean, the sculpture, the palms, the gold beads, the bearded heroes, the wine, the ideas, the ships, the moonlight, the winged gorgons, the bronze men, the philosophers – all of it seems to rise in the sour, pungent taste of these black olives between the teeth. A taste older than meat, older than wine. A taste as old as cold water.’* — David, Elizabeth, Book of Mediterranean Food, 625 (
#expands, via linked claim)
From it we learn that if you force-feed a goose it needs five times as much grain as a free-range goose will eat. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 307 (
#exemplifies, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: A single food’s taste can evoke an entire civilization’s history — David, Elizabeth, Book of Mediterranean Food, 625; The culinary habits of ancient Egyptians reflect their agricultural practices. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 307; Tea symbolizes social history in nineteenth-century Britain. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1413 (+3 more)
Related
- Tea symbolizes social history in nineteenth-century Britain. (similarity 0.82)
- A single food’s taste can evoke an entire civilization’s history (similarity 0.79)
- The culinary habits of ancient Egyptians reflect their agricultural practices. (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- A single food’s taste can evoke an entire civilization’s history
#expands(0.85) — David, Elizabeth, Book of Mediterranean Food, 625 - Tea symbolizes social history in nineteenth-century Britain.
#exemplifies(0.85) — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1413 - The culinary habits of ancient Egyptians reflect their agricultural practices.
#exemplifies(0.78) — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 307 - Totemic classification serves thinking more than eating.
#complicates(0.72)