In Bread, Wine, Chocolate, author Simran Sethi shares stories about her relationship with certain foods, but it’s easy to relate these to your own experiences. Food is such an important part of life. So why don’t we give it more thought? That’s what this book does.
The three foods from the title are joined in the book by beer and coffee, and – perhaps the odd one out in terms of popularity – octopus. There is a good chance that your favourite food is in that list. Mine is bread. Maybe yours is coffee, or chocolate. Either way, there will be at least one section in Sethi’s book that covers a food that you care a lot about.
Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love
Through interviews with farmers, chefs, scientists and other food experts, Sethi explores how our food choices are cultivating these monocultures, and what this means for agriculture, biology, and our meals. What foods will we lose if we don’t pay attention to where they come from?
By framing these issues in terms of the foods we love the most, Bread, Wine, Chocolate makes us care about biodiversity. Losing a plant is one thing; losing your favourite tasty treats is a whole different level!
If the realities of our global agricultural practices are hard to swallow, then at least the food itself does not have to be: At the end of every section in the book is a tasting guide, explaining how best to enjoy and taste each of the foods, with tips from expert tasters. Because, ultimately, Bread, Wine, Chocolate is a book about loving food.
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This looks like a book that I would enjoy. My favs are coffee and chocolate (organic) as well as loving all kinds of healthy real foods.
Always looking for a good book suggestion and this one sounds right up my alley. Thank you for the review! Adding it to my reading list.
Thanks for sharing! I’m always on the hunt for a few book and this one sounds interesting. I’ll add it to my reading list.
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