...This chapter explores the evolving relationship between gastronomy and dietetics—or more specifically, pleasure and health—in food history. Before the science of nutrition was tempered by the discovery of vitamins and the culinary practices that were changed or shaped around this knowledge, more...

...This chapter explores the role of hunger in food history, and how it has led to many revelations and innovations that are often overlooked by its chroniclers. Gastronomy is in itself a product of hunger and the need to consume food, and it comes in many forms. Understanding the diversity of food...

... Peccana Regarding Hot Drinks in the Custom of the Ancient Romans Persio Salerno school Baldini Philippo De’ sorbetti Baldini eating habits eating utensils finger foods food history dining etiquette Finger food: This expression indicates today the practice of nibbling food with one’s fingers...

... in the kitchen Artusi agriculture couscous Greece ancient hunting polenta conviviality Cous Cous film Kechiche Abdellatif McDonald’s globalization home cooking McLuhan Marshall cultural identity cuisine food history historical roots dietary needs culinary traditions cultural and political...