Este autor explora las fascinantes intersecciones de la historia, la geografía y la gastronomía. Su escritura profundiza en las sorprendentes conexiones entre el pasado y el presente, particularmente en el ámbito de la historia de la gastronomía. A través de narrativas cautivadoras, comparte experiencias de extensos viajes globales, que abarcan desde Australia hasta el Medio Oeste de Estados Unidos y más allá. Su obra invita a los lectores a descubrir el mundo a través de sus sabores e historias.
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.