Author/Chen Huasheng Publishing House/New World Publishing House
It is said that real fireworks can only be felt at roadside stalls in the night market. Do you know how prosperous Kaifeng, the birthplace of the night market, was in the Northern Song Dynasty? Compared with curfews in other dynasties, Kaifeng in the Northern Song Dynasty can be brightly lit all night until dawn. At the same time, the economic prosperity has also enriched the food. All kinds of supper, take-out and food stalls can be seen everywhere, and mutton soup, biscuits and mutton kebabs are all delicious. In addition to eating, drinking, eating, drinking, and living in the Northern Song Dynasty, the author also shows the folk market and life in the Song Dynasty, which is dazzling. If you also want to truly feel the prosperity of the Song Dynasty and get a close look at the market culture of the Song Dynasty, you must not miss this book.
Fisher's food dictionary
Author/[America] M.F.K Fisher Publishing House/Hunan Science and Technology Publishing House
If you are passionate about food and life, you must read Fisher's book. This Fisher Food Dictionary records food-related words from A to Z with 26 English letters as the axis. It covers many scenes such as eating alone, going out to eat, eating on a boat, and her views on hunger and overeating, as well as the desires and emotions that food gives to human beings. Her writing is humorous and her views are free and easy, which is very worth seeing.
I've been eating and drinking all these years
Author/[America] M.F.K Fisher Publishing House/Hunan Science and Technology Publishing House
My Eating Years is adapted from Fisher's autobiography, which records the precious memories of her family who ate with her and her journey, and witnessed her lifelong love for food. "Stoves, boxes, cabinets, these things that I am already too familiar with, constitute my inviolable palace, and I am the king of the palace, governing my Xinjiang here, and everything is under my control for the time being. I feel very strong and love this feeling. " Life is full of ups and downs, but food is an eternal comfort.
Food linguistics
Author/[America] Ren Shaotang Publishing House/Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House
There are many books about food encyclopedia, but it is very rare to have such a theme as "food language and etymology". The title of this book sounds rough and difficult to understand, but in fact the title is very interesting, such as: Why is Turkey, a native Mexican, with the same name as Turkey? Compared with dry food books, this book links food, language and history, opens the door to a new world and discovers the knowledge of food coldness that we have never known before. At the same time, it also goes deep into the cultivation and production of food, tracing back to the historical review, so that we can truly feel the unknown side of the food world. Reading is highly recommended.
Cooking World Center: 100 dry year stories of observing diet with recipes.
Author/William Sitwell
If you want to know the origin of western food comprehensively and systematically, then this book is very suitable for you. It combs out nearly 100 kinds of recipes in the order of origin time, and shows us the origin, practice and history of each menu. From ancient Egyptian bread in BC 1958, roast goat and mutton in BC 30, sandwiches in BC 787, and souffles of Lao Liu, we can not only enjoy the interesting stories of each food, but also find the one you are most interested in from the catalogue. At the same time, this book also shows the unknown side of human culture from the dimensions of philosophy, religious culture and so on, thus connecting the relationship between human beings and food civilization.
Drunk Jane Young
Author/[English] Mark Foces Publishing House/CITIC Publishing Group
A Brief History of Drunkenness, as its name implies, takes "drunkenness" as the main line to introduce the history of human drinking. From prehistoric times of brewing and farming, to Sumerian tavern in civilized times, to drinking without getting drunk under the etiquette of Confucianism in ancient China, to the drinking story of early Christianity, the "drinking without beer" in medieval Europe. -The author showed the wine culture and stories of different regions and times, which made us better understand the influence of drinking on our lives. This book is very rich in content and vivid in writing. After reading it, people can't help drinking and enjoying it. If you want to read a relaxing wine book, I strongly recommend this one.
Intestine, Brain and Chef: The Evolutionary Relationship between Human and Food
Author/[America] John S. Allen Publishing House/Tsinghua University Publishing House
"Where does the crispy taste come from?" "Why are we all attracted to crispy food?" The book asks questions at the beginning, which arouses readers' curiosity. Then, taking fried chicken, tempura and other popular foods as examples, through the multi-dimensional exploration of neurobiology, it is finally found that human beings like crunchy because of insects. In this book, the writer John Allen, a neuroanthropologist, also found that humans use not only the tongue and stomach, but also the brain when eating. He combines biology, anthropology, psychology and neuroscience, which makes us better understand why people's preferences for food are biased, and then discusses the essential relationship between human beings and food.