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Eating to Extinction by Dan Saladino

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Eating to Extinction

Author
Dan Saladino
Narrator
Dan Saladino
Publisher
Random House
Publish Date
23 September 2021
Run Time
16 hours 14 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Conservation of the environment, Applied ecology, Cultural studies: food and society, Environmentalist thought and ideology, Pollution and threats to the environment, Social impact of environmental issues, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Biodiversity, General and world history, Endangered species and extinction of species

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A captivating and unexpected journey through the history of humankind's relationship with food, with an urgent message for our times.

We live in an age of mass extinction. The earth's biodiversity is decreasing at a faster rate than ever. Industrial agriculture and the standardization of taste are not only wiping out many edible plants, but also the food cultures, histories and livelihoods that go with them.

Inspired by a global project to collect and preserve foods that are at risk of extinction, Dan Saladino sets out to encounter these endangered foods. Each food tells a story - some of them moving and personal, some of them urgent and timely - and collectively they span the history of civilisation and touch on many of the biggest issues of our time, from climate change to global inequality.

From a humble pea found on an island on the south coast of America to a mysterious cheese found in the mountains of the Balkans, from the wild honey eaten for centuries by the nomadic tribes of Tanzania, to a rare citrus fruit in the mountain forests of India that is the genetic ancestor of all the world's oranges, each ingredient transports us to a different time and place. Spanning the globe in his search for the most endangered foods, Dan Saladino takes us on a thrilling tour of a disappearing world, and reveals the battles being fought for the future of the planet.

© Dan Saladino 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Critics Review

  • We all need to pay more attention to what we are (and are no longer) eating... Dan Saladino inspires us to believe that turning the tide is still possible.

    Yotam Ottolenghi

  • A rallying cry to us all to protect the world's diversity before it's too late. But this is also a book filled with optimism; it captures the energy of a global movement of people dedicating their lives to saving the plants, the animals, the flavours and the food knowledge we must preserve.

    Alice Waters

  • For anyone interested in Darwin, world power, and life itself, read on.

    Cerys Matthews

  • Dan Saladino's brilliant book answers the questions we forgot to ask, and highlights the incredible diversity we stand to lose. A genuine masterpiece and a call to arms. Everyone who loves food and cooking should read this.

    Gill Meller

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  • This inspiring and urgent book is one of the few food books that has ever given me goosebumps... A love letter to the huge diversity of foods enjoyed by human beings, but it is also a call to arms to preserve that diversity and strangeness against the onslaught of a globalised industrial food system... It is a story full of both loss and hope.

    Bee Wilson

  • Dan Saladino writes about global food culture as urgently and compellingly as he broadcasts on The Food Programme. He makes a brilliant case that the diversity of our food culture is inextricably linked to the biodiversity of our environment, and therefore the future of our food IS the future of our planet.

    Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

  • A fascinating journey across the fast disappearing diversity of our foods, which we ignore at our peril - a brilliant read.

    Tim Spector

  • An inspiring account of endangered foods and food cultures across the planet. Everyone who cares about what they eat will want to know its stories.

    Harold McGee

  • This is a poignant and urgent read, it gets to the heart of storytelling because its threads the one thing that connects us all, our relationships to food... Dip into this book immediately, just don't do it on an empty stomach.

    Alys Fowler

  • A real attention-grabber, an exceptionally wide-ranging, informative clarion call... As much an inspiring guide to the pioneering individuals, indigenous groups, scientists, and food producers who are championing the world's rich food heritage, as a warning about what threatens it.

    BBC Good Food Magazine

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Details
Author
Dan Saladino
Narrator
Dan Saladino
Duration
16 hours 14 minutes
Release Date
23 September 2021
ISBN
9781473594937
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Random House
Genre
Conservation of the environment, Applied ecology, Cultural studies: food and society, Environmentalist thought and ideology, Pollution and threats to the environment, Social impact of environmental issues, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Biodiversity, General and world history, Endangered species and extinction of species

Synopsis

Brought to you by Penguin. A captivating and unexpected journey through the history of humankind's relationship with food, with an urgent message for our times.We live in an age of mass extinction. The earth's biodiversity is decreasing at a faster rate than ever. Industrial agriculture and the standardization of taste are not only wiping out many edible plants, but also the food cultures, histories and livelihoods that go with them.Inspired by a global project to collect and preserve foods that are at risk of extinction, Dan Saladino sets out to encounter these endangered foods. Each food tells a story - some of them moving and personal, some of them urgent and timely - and collectively they span the history of civilisation and touch on many of the biggest issues of our time, from climate change to global inequality. From a humble pea found on an island on the south coast of America to a mysterious cheese found in the mountains of the Balkans, from the wild honey eaten for centuries by the nomadic tribes of Tanzania, to a rare citrus fruit in the mountain forests of India that is the genetic ancestor of all the world's oranges, each ingredient transports us to a different time and place. Spanning the globe in his search for the most endangered foods, Dan Saladino takes us on a thrilling tour of a disappearing world, and reveals the battles being fought for the future of the planet.© Dan Saladino 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

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