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Eating to Extinction

The World’s Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them
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In Eating to Extinction, Dan Saladino explores the fascinating and often perilous journey of some of the world's most endangered foods. Throughout the book, he highlights the cultural and ecological significance of these unique ingredients, while also examining the broader implications of losing such biodiversity.
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This book may appeal to you if you're passionate about food, culture, and biodiversity. It offers a fascinating exploration of rare foods and the traditions behind them, delivering a powerful message on the importance of preserving culinary diversity.

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Winner of the Wainwright Prize 2022, this is an astonishing journey through the past, present and future of food, showing why reclaiming a diverse food culture is vital for our future. Now with a new preface.

A book of wonders - Bee Wilson, Sunday Times Books of the Year

Winner of the Wainwright Prize 2022, Eating to Extinction is an astonishing journey through the past, present and future of food, showing why reclaiming a diverse food culture is vital.

Saladino inspires us to believe that turning the tide is still possible - Yotam Ottolenghi

From a tiny crimson pear in the west of England to an exploding corn in Mexico, there are thousands of foods that are at risk of being lost forever. Dan Saladino spans the globe to uncover their stories, meeting the pioneering farmers, scientists, cooks, food producers and indigenous communities who are defending food traditions and fighting for change.

Eating to Extinction is about so much more than preserving the past. It is about the crisis facing our planet today, and why reclaiming a diverse food culture is vital for our future.

With a new preface by the author

Winner of multiple awards, including the Fortnum & Mason Food Book Award and the Guild of Food Writers Food Book Award.

I love this book... I wish the whole world could read it - Raymond Blanc

A brilliant read - Tim Spector

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Eating to Extinction by Dan Saladino is praised for highlighting the urgent need to protect the world's food diversity, depicting it as both endangered and inspiring. Reviewers commend its optimism and portrayal of a global movement dedicated to preserving food heritage. It's described as a call to action filled with both concern and hope, encouraging readers passionate about food and cooking to engage with its message.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781784709686

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 January 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 369g

Pages: 464

About the Author

Dan Saladino is a journalist and broadcaster. He makes programmes about food for BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service. His work has been recognised by the Guild of Food Writers Awards, the Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink Awards, and in America by the James Beard Foundation. Eating to Extinction was awarded the 2019 Jane Grigson Trust Award. He lives in Cheltenham but his roots are Sicilian.

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