You can cook, even very good food, without knowing anything about the history of food. But I find this last fascinating: how, little by little, human food has become globalized, through trade, conquests, the work of gardeners, seed growers and botanists who have allowed plants to adapt outside of their home environment.
Food is the basis of our history. It is the search for food and water which guides the nomads, the competition for the best lands which is at the base of the wars. Trade is organized first and foremost around the exchange of food products: the real name of the Silk Road is "the Silk and Tea Road", originating in China, it ends after many stages, in the heart of Africa, on the tracks of Azalaï, the salt road. Famines cause revolts and regime changes, they also cause great migrations.
Finally, food is part of a culture, shaped by its history and religions.
So, because I am passionate about history, from time to time I will tell you the history of the kitchens I am telling you about.
