{"product_id":"9781771647632","title":"The Lost Supper : Searching for the Future of Food in the Flavors of the Past","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Grescoe, Taras \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 09\/11\/2023,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 312 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781771647632,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Michael Pollan, Anthony Bourdain, and Mark Bittman, “a surprising, flavorsome tour of ancient cuisines” (Kirkus ★)—from Neolithic bread to ancient Roman fish sauce—and why reviving the foods of the past is the key to saving the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of us are worried (or at least we should be) about the impacts of globalization, pollution, and biotechnology on our diets. Whether it's monoculture crops, hormone-fed beef, or high-fructose corn syrup, industrially-produced foods have troubling consequences for us and the planet. But as culinary diversity diminishes, many people are looking to a surprising place to safeguard the future: into the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Lost Supper explores an idea that is quickly spreading among restaurateurs, food producers, scientists, and gastronomes around the world: that the key to healthy and sustainable eating lies not in looking forward, but in looking back to the foods that have sustained us through our half-million-year existence as a species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed author Taras Grescoe introduces readers to the surprising and forgotten flavors whose revival is captivating food-lovers around the world: ancient sourdough bread last baked by Egyptian pharaohs; raw-milk farmhouse cheese from critically endangered British dairy cattle; ham from Spanish pata negra pigs that have been foraging on acorns on a secluded island since before the United States was a nation; and olive oil from wild olive trees uniquely capable of resisting quickly evolving pests and modern pathogens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Ancient Roman fish sauce to Aztec caviar to the long-thought-extinct silphium, The Lost Supper is a deep dive into the latest frontier of global gastronomy—the archaeology of taste. Through vivid writing, history, and first-hand culinary experience, Grescoe sets out a provocative case: in order to save these foods, he argues, we've got to eat them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in partnership with the David Suzuki Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42245205131308,"sku":"9781771647632","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/products\/9781771647632.jpg?v=1702115361","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781771647632","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}