Feast

Is sharing food such an everyday, unremarkable occurrence? In fact, the human tendency to sit together peacefully over food is actually rather an extraordinary phenomenon, and one which many species find impossible. It is also a pheonomenon with far-reaching consequences for the global environment and human social evolution. So how did this strange and powerful behaviour come about? In Feast, Martin Jones uses the latest archaeological methods to illuminate how humans came to share food in the first place and how the human meal has developed since then. From the earliest evidence of human consumption around half a million years ago to the era of the TV dinner and the drive-through diner, this fascinating account unfolds the history of the human meal and its huge impact both on human society and the ecology of the planet.

Is sharing food such an everyday, unremarkable occurrence? In fact, the human tendency to sit together peacefully over food is actually rather an extraordinary phenomenon, and one which many species find impossible. It is also a pheonomenon with far-reaching consequences for the global environment and human social evolution. So how did this strange and powerful behaviour come about? In Feast, Martin Jones uses the latest archaeological methods to illuminate how humans came to share food in the first place and how the human meal has developed since then. From the earliest evidence of human consumption around half a million years ago to the era of the TV dinner and the drive-through diner, this fascinating account unfolds the history of the human meal and its huge impact both on human society and the ecology of the planet.

'Food can never just be about the bald story of the recipe: the meals we eat say something fundamental about who we are and how we want to live. Whenever an occasion matters to us, we mark this with food, from a birthday cake to a wedding breakfast. nearly 300 colour illustrations

'Food can never just be about the bald story of the recipe: the meals we eat say something fundamental about who we are and how we want to live. Whenever an occasion matters to us, we mark this with food, from a birthday cake to a wedding breakfast. nearly 300 colour illustrations

Thomas Hermans nye kogebog indeholder 100 skønne retter fra hans solskinskøkken. Alle, der kender kokken Thomas Hermans professionelle karriere, ved, hvor meget det danske køkken og vores fantastiske råvarer betyder for ham. Denne bog er udtryk for et andet køkken, en anden kultur og andre smage, som også har en særlig plads i hans hjerte. Det er mad fra et solskinskøkken, fra varmere himmelstrøg. Lette retter med friske råvarer og masser af smag, som er nemme at lave og let bliver til livretter. Der er supper som Melonsuppe og Minestrone, pasta og ris som Tomatrisotto og Casio e pepe 'Danese', fisk og skaldyr som Gambas al ajillo og Stegt pighvar 'Provencale', grønne småretter som Frittata og Bikinitoast, kød og fjerkræ som Vitello tonatto og Lammekølle bagt med lavendel samt skønne desserter som Tiramisu 'Dulce de leche' og Mandelkage 'limoncello'. Alt sammen noget, vi kender og har taget til os. Mange af bogens 100 retter er klassikere, men Thomas Herman har i denne bog lavet dem på sin egen måde med et lille nænsomt tvist. De er ganske enkelt bare lavet sådan, som han og hans familie og venner elsker dem. ”Jeg må desuden gå til bekendelse og indrømme, at mange af retterne i denne bog langt hyppigere ender på middagsbordet end de danske klassikere, og det af den simple årsag at de er lettere at gå til, smager af mere og er friskere,” fortæller Thomas Herman.