Today it is hard to believe that at the beginning of the XIV century, the use of an ordinary fork (originally it was two-pronged) seemed to many a sign of sinful effeminacy. However, such skepticism did not last long.
Today it is hard to believe that at the beginning of the XIV century, the use of an ordinary fork (originally it was two-pronged) seemed to many a sign of sinful effeminacy. However, such skepticism did not last long: very soon, under the influence of the Great geographical discoveries and other powerful social shifts, the diet of the average European was transformed so much that it became impossible to put food in the mouth in the old fashioned way — with a wooden spoon or hands — and see it as nothing more than the simplest vital need. . It is precisely these global gastronomic changes that shook Europe of the New Age and transformed not only the table, but also the entire way of life, and with it the worldview of its inhabitants, is dedicated to the charming and informative book by Giovanni Rebora, a well-known economist, professor at the University of Genoa and a recognized authority in the field of history of world cuisine.
Kolibri, 224 p.