The Food Adventurers

Name: The Food Adventurers
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SKU: 9781789147575
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How Around-the-World Travel Changed the Way We Eat

By Daniel E. Bender

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The Food Adventurers by Daniel E. Bender dives into the fascinating world of culinary tourism, showcasing how food and travel intersect. It explores the journey of early food enthusiasts who ventured into diverse cultures, seeking authentic culinary experiences. The book provides insights into how these food adventurers shaped global cuisines and perceptions of taste through their explorations.
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You might enjoy this book if you have a fascination with culinary history and love exploring how adventurous eaters have infused new flavours and practices into global cuisine. This book delves into the excitement and cultural significance behind the way food has been transformed through travels and explorations, making it a rewarding read for those passionate about both cooking and cultural exchange.

The Food Adventurers

Narrates the history of eating on around-the-world adventures.

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From mangosteen fruit discovered in a colonial Indonesian marketplace to caviar served on the high seas in a cruise-liner's luxurious dining saloon, The Food Adventurers narrates the history of eating on the most coveted of tourist journeys: the around-the-world adventure.

The book looks at what tourists ate on these adventures, as well as what they avoided, and what kinds of meals they described in diaries, photographs, and postcards. Daniel E. Bender shows how circumglobal travel shaped popular fascination with world cuisines, and leads readers on a culinary tour from Tahitian roast pig in the 1840s, to the dining saloon of the luxury Cunard steamer Franconia in the 1920s, to InterContinental and Hilton hotel restaurants in the 1960s and '70s.

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Daniel E. Bender presents an exploration of gastro-tourism, highlighting its complex nature through a historical lens. The book discusses the tension between tourists' craving for authentic experiences and their simultaneous need for comfort, with a touch of humour and irony. It offers an engaging history, stretching from colonial times to contemporary food explorers like Anthony Bourdain.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781789147575

Publisher: Reaktion Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 July 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Reaktion Books

Illustration: 48 illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 352

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About the Author

Daniel E. Bender is the Canada Research Chair in Food and Culture and professor of food studies and history at the University of Toronto. Bender is the author or editor of many books, including Food Mobilities: Making World Cuisines.