Maguelonne TOUSSAINT-SAMAT Primary Author mixed material bibliography Paris Le Peregrinateur 2013 monographic Frenc French

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823p Whether it be beans, caviar or chocolate, we walk in time, since it is measured in millennia, causing the small and the great story to be entangled in space, since All the people, from the Chinese to the Eskimos, are listed there according to their food practices, but also in botany, biology, medicine. The approach is thematic and each food finds its place according to a strategy that unites the social and the symbolic. The grouping of food invites the reader to go beyond simple information to reflect on the moral implications of food traditions, which do not exclude politics or the sacred. Fish and poultry are an opportunity to talk about markets; The spices of the merchants; Sugar, chocolate, great discoveries; Coffee, politics; Philosophy tea, and so on. The history of France and the history of a dish blend harmoniously: that Francis I cured a depression that put France at risk by the consumption of yogurts or that the Duke of Guise was killed in a state of weakness glycemic for Not to have eaten the plums that were destined to awaken him, that is what makes us think! A saga of food, where every page multiplies the twists, bringing something to satisfy our appetite for knowledge and our fun French Fiction 8439782910352578 Podomoro University Digital Library 843 His 2017.06.2362 My Library 843 His 2017.06.2362.jpg.jpg 2007 2017-06-12 14:07:39 2017-12-11 08:48:10 machine generated