Astounding Beverages: Milk, Beer, Wine, Tea, Coffee... The True History of Our Favorite Drinks. (French Edition)

Dive into the fascinating world of everyday drinks with Astonishing Beverages: Milk, beer, wine, tea, coffee..., signed by the Data journalist and food historian Nicolas Kayser-Bril.

After his notable work Bluffing Buffoons, the author tackles here a subject as universal as it is fascinating: beverages that tell the story of humanity. From the Ancient Mesopotamia to our modern kitchens, each sip holds a piece of history, a myth, an invention, a popular belief, or a cultural clash.

Did you know that the Mesopotamians brewed beer. long before the invention of the wheel? That the Modern beer was born in Picardy., thanks to a cousin of Charlemagne? Or even that the first distillers were hunted as wizards manipulating a "fire water" ?

Through the Documented anecdotes and a lively and funny writing, , Nicolas Kayser-Bril deconstructs the clichés buried at the bottom of our glasses:

• Why do we still associate the women with white wine, an idea inherited from the Ancient Greece ? ?

• How the Coffee culture Has it disrupted British society ?

• When did they stop offering pastis candies to the children ?

• And at what time Coca-Cola did he remove the Cocaine from its original recipe ?

Of the monastic beer to the colonial tea, from the antique wine to theItalian espresso, each chapter explores an aspect of human history through the lens of taste and ritual. These iconic drinks, sometimes threatened with extinction, owe their survival to a series of Historical hazards and of cultural revolutions.

Under an apparent lightness, the book delivers a In-depth and accessible analysis on our Eating habits and the construction of our taste cultures. Because understanding why we drink what we drink is also understanding the world we live in.

One erudite and unconventional essay, perfect for the curious, history enthusiasts, gourmets, and enlightened drinkers, to give as a gift or to treat oneself for a reading moment that is as refreshing as it is instructive.

Welcome to the road of thirst !

Characteristics of the work

• Title: Mind-blowing Beverages: Milk, Beer, Wine, Tea, Coffee... The True History of Our Favorite Drinks

• Author: Nicolas Kayser-Bril

• Editor: Nouriturfu

• Collection: Fist on the Table

• Publication date: June 18, 2020

• Format: Paperback

• Language: French

• EAN13: 9782490698042

• ISBN: 978-2-490-69804-2

• Number of pages: 149

• Dimensions: 20 × 12 × 1.4 cm

• Weight: 200 g