Food: A Cultural Culinary History Podcast - The Great Courses
Summary: Food: A Cultural Culinary History, Learn how the entirety of human civilization—war, trade, politics, art, religion, and more—has been shaped by our interaction with food in this delicious course.
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In today's podcast we’re going to explore the significant ways in which American eating habits have been shaped by immigrants.
In this podcast we’re going to examine a pivotal shift in food consumption that took place in the early 20th century. First, World War I is going to change, forever, the way civilians eat.
During WWII, a whole host of new food technologies were developed to aid the war effort. In this podcast we’re going to explore how these technologies became the template for American eating in the postwar era.
In today’s podcast we’re going to explore the backlash against processed food in the late 20th century.
In today’s podcast we’re going to witness the melding of science and fine dining in the ingenious creations of “modernist” cuisine.
In our final podcast for this series, we’ll conclude with Professor Albala’s intriguing predictions on the future of our food culture.
