Cooking Flashcards
Who said cooking was the first scientific revolution
Ernesto Fernandez
What is one of the oldest cookbooks called and who wrote it?
“On Farming” by Cato
Who wrote the oldest complete Roman book?
Marcus Apicius. He was a healthy Roman who spent a 10th of his fortune on food and then killed himself because he couldn’t eat good food
Who wrote the oldest surviving cookbook in history and what is it called? When?
Shennung; Hon-Zo; 2,800 B.C.
Who said, “All I ask of food is that it doesn’t harm me?”
Michael Palin
Who said, “Nature is one big restaurant”?
Woody Allen
Where do truffles come from?
France and Italy
In the late 1940s, early 1950s, grocery stores were stocked with ____ different items. How many are there today?
900; 25,000
Canada’s food is generally cheap in absolute terms because?
we produce a substantial amount of food
Canada’s food is relatively cheap because?
we have a high level of income compared to other countries
Which country currently has the largest portion of farmland and is the global powerhouse of agriculture and what does it do for them?
U.S.A. - it makes the food cheap for them
Approx. how much of American’s household income spent on food?
6.9%
