Midterm Flashcards
(51 cards)
According to Montanari (Food is Culture), what is the sequence from fire to civilization?
Fire brought us to cooking, cooking brought us to kitchen, and cuisine to civilization
Who was Brillat Saverin? Why is he important?
Brillat Savarin was the first gastronome in Europe.
What are the etymologies of
NATURE, CULTURE and
AGRICULTURE? Why are they
interesting? What do they show us?
(Food is Culture)
Nature stems from NATUS + NASCERE
Culture stems from COLERE + Cultura
Agriculture stems from Ager + Cultura
Give at least one example of how
the same food can be considered
NATURE and CULTURE (Montanari
Food is Culture)
Banana bread
The banana is the nature & culture is the making into banana bread
According to Montanari: TRADITION is a SUCCESSFUL INNOVATION. Please explain this concept.
What is the position of CULTURE between tradition and innovation?
“Tradition is a successful innovation” means, tradition is made up of knowledge techniques & values which were handed down to us.
Culture is the bridge between tradition and innovation.
Jewish bagel or hotdog from Germany
The agricultural revolution.
Briefly reconstruct the agricultural revolution thinking about WHO, WHERE, WHEN, WHY and its CONSEQUENCES.
WHO: God -> men -> plants/animals
WHERE: Mesopotamia
WHEN: 10.000 B.C -> Neolithic/agricultural revolution
WHY: Nomadic -> Hunting society to a sedentary production
CONSEQUENCES: modern civilization
From fire to civilization.
Briefly explains the different steps that brought humanity from the discovery of Fire to Civilizations
Fire led to cooking, which led to the kitchen and then led to civilization
What are the “grains of civilization”?
Sorghum from Africa, Corn from America, Rice from Asia & wheat from Europe
What is the different between BREAD EATERS and LOTUS EATERS?
“bread eaters” work on the land and cultivate. refers to the greeks
“lotus eaters” are passive and refers to a people who spends their time indulging in pleasure and luxury rather than dealing with practical concerns
What is the difference between
PANE NERO and PANE BIANCO?
(white and “whole grains” bread)
(Food and culture)
PANE NERO is today and PANE BIANCO is the past
What are the 4 reasons most of the healthy eating campaigns and against “junk food” failed?
(Anderson Food and Medicine)
First, such campaigns are usually preachy. Young people everywhere hate to be preached to, yet young people are the ones who most need the message.
Second, such campaigns are usually phrased strictly in terms of health—especially the health of old people. They do not address the fact that people choose foods for many other reasons.
Third, the campaigns tend to nest in health and social welfare agencies, not in food markets or shopping areas.
Fourth, the campaigns are rarely very visible in the schools.
What did successful campaign do to reach the public about the
importance of healthy food/”eating well”?
they showed the affects that non healthy food had on the body
What are the main association of wine with today’s American and
Italian society?
gender circumstance, fancy, geography, different wines = different social status
Italian society to enhance the meal & pair w/ food
What is the ancient journey of the VINE?
What is the first archeological evidence?
Zagreb Mountains (Neolithic) -> then greeks -> romans ??
The first evidence was a jar with red residue
Why was wine mainly for the upper classes for the ancient Egyptian civilization?
wine was difficult to cultivate and was imported so wine was only for the upper class
Why was the banquet organized by King Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria in the 9 century B.C imported when we study the history of the wine?
the inauguration of the new capital, Nimrud
What made wine for some of the ancient civilization mainly for the
Goods and the elites?
Wine was a symbol of power, prosperity and privilege
Which ancient civilization started an intensive cultivation of wine?
What were the consequences of it?
The Greeks & drinking in moderation
How was wine a symbol of civilization for the ancient Greeks?
wine everyone
What did it mean to drink as a greek?
Symbol of civilization that united the Greeks
[ moderation, symposium, & wine was like power: you need to know how to use it ]
Briefly reconstruct a SYMPOSIUM for the Greeks
A symposium is a ritualized drinking event in ancient Greece. Its name, “symposium,” literally refers to a “drinking together,” a hint forthe defining activity shared by participants of the symposium: the consumption of wine.
Why formerly expensive foods (like white bread or sugar) changed their STATUS today?
(Anderson Food and Medicine)
because the industrial processing techniques have tricked people into thinking one type or food that is harder to process is bad for you compared to the food they want you to buy.
Today, with the brown forms more expensive, the nutritional beliefs have shifted; brown is good. In fact, white is less rich in nutrients but is more digestible. When white was expensive, digestibility counted for much Today, with brown more expensive, vitamin content gets featured.
Why are formerly very cheap foods now very expensive or totally unavailable?
because of environmental devastation
When did the reaction against processed food start in Europe and the in USA?
What was the “health food movement” manly committed to?
the late 18th century to the early 19th century
&
the “health food movement” manly committed to whole grains and vegetarianism
