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Dinner with Darwin - Food, Drink, and Evolution (Paperback)
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Dinner with Darwin - Food, Drink, and Evolution (Paperback)
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Loot Price R580
Discovery Miles 5 800
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What do eggs, flour, and milk have in common? They form the basis
of waffles, of course, but these staples of breakfast bounty also
share an evolutionary function: eggs, seeds (from which we derive
flour by grinding), and milk have each evolved to nourish
offspring. Indeed, ponder the genesis of your breakfast, lunch, or
dinner, and you'll soon realize that everything we eat and drink
has an evolutionary history. In Dinner with Darwin, join Jonathan
Silvertown for a multicourse meal of evolutionary gastronomy, a
tantalizing tour of human taste that helps us to understand the
origins of our diets and the foods that have been central to them
for millennia--from spices to spirits. A delectable concoction of
coevolution and cookery, gut microbiomes and microherbs, and both
the chicken and its egg, Dinner with Darwin reveals that our
shopping lists, recipe cards, and restaurant menus don't just
contain the ingredients for culinary delight. They also tell a
fascinating story about natural selection and its influence on our
plates--and palates. Digging deeper, Silvertown's repast includes
entrees into GMOs and hybrids, and looks at the science of our
sensory interactions with foods and cooking--the sights, aromas,
and tastes we experience in our kitchens and dining rooms. As is
the wont of any true chef, Silvertown packs his menu with eclectic
components, dishing on everything from Charles Darwin's intestinal
maladies to taste bud anatomy and turducken. Our evolutionary
relationship with food and drink stretches from the days of cooking
cave dwellers to contemporary creperies and beyond, and Dinner with
Darwin serves up scintillating insight into the entire, awesome
span. This feast of soup, science, and human society is one to
savor. With a wit as dry as a fine pinot noir and a cache of
evolutionary knowledge as vast as the most discerning connoisseur's
wine cellar, Silvertown whets our appetites--and leaves us hungry
for more.
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