Tento autor zkoumá fascinující propojení historie, geografie a gastronomie. Jeho psaní se noří do překvapivých souvislostí mezi minulostí a současností, zejména v oblasti historie jídla. Skrze poutavé vyprávění sdílí své zážitky z rozsáhlého cestování po světě, od Austrálie po americký Středozápad a dále. Jeho práce zvou čtenáře k objevování světa skrze chutě a příběhy.
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.