Dinner in Rome : a history of the world in one meal
Viestad, Andreas2022
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Place reservation for Dinner in Rome : a history of the world in one meal'There is more history in a bowl of pasta than in the Colosseum,' writes Andreas Viestad in 'Dinner in Rome.' From the table of a classic Roman restaurant, Viestad takes us on a fascinating culinary exploration of the Eternal City and global civilization. Food, he argues, is history's secret driving force. Viestad finds deeper meanings in his meal: He uses the bread that begins his dinner to trace the origins of wheat and its role in Rome's rise as well as its downfall. With his fried artichoke antipasto, he explains olive oil's part in the religious conflict of 16th-century Europe. And, from his sorbet dessert, he recounts how lemons featured in the history of the Mafia in the 19th century and how the hunger for sugar fuelled the slave trade. Viestad's dinner may be local, but his story is universal.
Main title:
Dinner in Rome : a history of the world in one meal / Andreas Viestad ; translated by Matt Bagguley.
Author:
Viestad, Andreas, authorBagguley, Matt, 1971-, translator
Imprint:
London : Reaktion Books, 2022.
Collation:
240 pages ; 22 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Norwegian.
ISBN:
9781789146745 (hbk)
Dewey class:
641.3
LC class:
TX353
Local class:
641.3
Language:
EnglishNorwegian
BRN:
3152232
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