The relationship between the appearance of cola, pizza and cereal and the process of human industrialization, what is the basic diet of human beings in different times, such as Louis XIV's luxurious dinner and the Manchu-Han banquet in China court, and those exotic foods that have traveled across the ocean. ...
Coke, a sparkling drink popular all over the world, did you know that coke first appeared as a "medicine"?
That was in 1885, and drinking was forbidden in Atlanta. John pemberton is a pharmacist in Atlanta and a veteran of the Civil War. He used morphine to relieve pain and became addicted to drugs.
Inspired by Mariani wine, which was very popular in the United States at that time, he invented the non-alcoholic "pemberton French Wine Coke".
This drink not only contains coca wine, but also contains cola nuts, which are the seeds of cola fruit trees. A year later, he slightly modified the formula and commercialized its preparation under the name of "Coca Cola".
Soon, this preparation gained a firm foothold in the circle like an auspicious drink. 1904, cocaine was deleted from the ingredient list and became a well-known sparkling drink today. To this day, the formula of Coca-Cola is carefully kept secret.
There are also many legendary stories about the delicious food that traveled across the ocean in this book.
The discovery and colonization of America brought new elements to European dining tables and gradually became the main content of European cuisine.
These conquerors first discovered some foods in America that they were completely unfamiliar with. Then, they brought a large number of newly discovered plants back to Europe, which soon became important raw materials in European dishes.
1492, Christopher Columbus discovered corn in Cuba. Corn spread in Europe from the beginning of16th century, and it was found that it can be ground into powder to make corn porridge and corn bread, and it tastes good.
Corn was first widely planted in hot areas such as Portugal, Spain and southern France, and then gradually spread to the whole continent, becoming one of the important staple foods to fill the stomach.
In about 1570, potatoes were introduced to Europe from Peru. Potatoes were first used to feed livestock in Britain and then introduced to France.
Tomatoes were also discovered by Columbus, brought back by the conquerors and loved by Italians, who invented a new pizza.
In France, tomatoes were first considered poisonous and used as decorations on the table, and later they were welcomed by everyone.
The pineapple discovered by Columbus in Guadeloupe in 1493 was planted in greenhouses in Europe, especially in the Netherlands and Britain. Because its shape is similar to that of a pine cone, it is also called a "pine cone".
Pepper brought to the Portuguese court after Columbus's first trip to America was soon regarded as a condiment for the poor.
The sugarcane introduced by Columbus from Santo Domingo quickly increased the output of sucrose on a large scale, and before that, sucrose was imported from Asia.
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The appearance of all new products had a crucial influence on the ideology at that time. They help to increase the value of novel or discovered items from overseas.
In the next century, this influence will be further highlighted.
This popular science book about food history fully shows the wonderful history of human diet.
Based on the author's multiple identities and unique perspectives, food is integrated with world politics, history and culture. From prehistoric times to the present, and then to the future, the evolutionary history of food is also the history of human development.