《绝世美味》【内容简介】
从旧石器时代的猛犸象,到上世纪灭绝的渡渡鸟;从古罗马时代的罗盘草,到一百年前才灭绝的旅鸽……在人类持续的消耗下,每个世纪都有一种食物灭绝。
食物多样性正在加速消失。由此,两位饮食地理学家开启了一场食物寻根之旅,探寻历史上被食至灭绝的消逝物种、散落各地的“美食活化石”、餐桌常客的前世今生、未来可能大行其道的新食物……
这是一次饮食与自然史的漫游,一份灭绝与濒危食物物种的调研手记,也是未来环境的启示录——
除了那些消失的“绝世美味”,人类还将失去什么?在物种多样性锐减的今天,未来人类的饮食将走向何方?
作者简介
丽诺尔·纽曼(LenoreNewman,1973—),文化地理学家,加拿大科学作家和传播者奖得主,菲沙河谷大学地理与环境学副教授、食品和农业研究所主任,主要从事饮食地理学方向的研究。
"Unique Delicious" 【 Content Introduction 】
From the Paleolithic mammoths to the extinct dodo birds of the last century; From the ancient Roman tampon to the passenger pigeon, which became extinct only a hundred years ago... Under constant human consumption, one food becomes extinct every century.
The loss of food diversity is accelerating. As a result, the two food geographers embark on a journey to discover the roots of food, exploring the lost species that were eaten to extinction in history, the "living fossils of food" scattered around, the past lives of table regulars, and the new foods that may be popular in the future...
It's a walk through diet and natural history, a survey of extinct and endangered food species, and an environmental apocalypse of the future
In addition to those "rare delicacies" that disappear, what will humanity lose? With the decline of species diversity today, where will human diet go in the future?
About the author
LenoreNewman (1973 -) is a cultural geographer, winner of the Canadian Science Writer and Communicator Award, Associate Professor of Geography and Environment at the University of the Fraser Valley, and Director of the Institute of Food and Agriculture.