Food Atlas

Where does our food and drink come from? Which communities and which landscapes are these products connected to? Why do people eat spicy things in one place and fermented things in another? Why do people eat standing up here and sitting down there? When did people begin producing cereal crops? … More

Food Cultures and Territories : Anthropology of Food (latest issue)

“Food culture” has become a key notion in the European social sciences since the beginning of the 2000s. While anthropologists and sociologists consider food as a “total social fact” (Mauss), historians have broadened the term by connecting it to an accumulation of layers and ruptures in history and geographers have … More

The Omnivorous Mind : Our Evolving Relationship with Food

In this gustatory tour of human history, John S. Allen demonstrates that the everyday activity of eating offers deep insights into human beings’ biological and cultural heritage.  We humans eat a wide array of plants and animals, but unlike other omnivores we eat with our minds as much as our … More