In the Devil's Garden

斯图尔德·李·艾伦（Stewart Lee Allen）生于加利福尼亚州，著有《恶魔之杯》（The Devil's Cup）一书，首部短篇小说集曾在美、日获奖；并曾旅居加尔各答、巴黎、加德满都和悉尼，目前定居于纽约布鲁克林。

出版者:Ballantine Books

作者:Stewart Lee Allen

页数:352

出版时间:2003-03-04

价格:USD 13.95

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780345440167

图书标签:人类学food英文原版

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Deliciously organized by the Seven Deadly Sins, here is a scintillating history of forbidden foods through the ages—and how these mouth-watering taboos have defined cultures around the world.

From the lusciously tempting fruit in the Garden of Eden to the divine foie gras , Stewart Lee Allen engagingly illustrates that when a pleasure as primal as eating is criminalized, there is often an astonishing tale to tell. Among the foods thought to encourage Lust, the love apple (now known as the tomato) was thought to possess demonic spirits until the nineteenth century. The Gluttony “course” invites the reader to an ancient Roman dinner party where nearly every dish served—from poppy-crusted rodents to “Trojan Pork”—was considered a crime against the state. While the vice known as Sloth introduces the sad story of “The Lazy Root” (the potato), whose popularity in Ireland led British moralists to claim that the Great Famine was God’s way of punishing the Irish for eating a food that bred degeneracy and idleness.

Filled with incredible food history and the author’s travels to many of these exotic locales, In the Devil’s Garden also features recipes like the matzo-ball stews outlawed by the Spanish Inquisition and the forbidden “chocolate champagnes” of the Aztecs. This is truly a delectable book that will be consumed by food lovers, culinary historians, amateur anthropologists, and armchair travelers alike. Bon appétit!

读后感

关于我们生活中的知识，也许有很多种。 小时候，我爱在动植物百科全书，十万个为什么之类的书。并且是反反复复的看。这样的好处在于，小学时学校组织参观各类博物馆时，我总能在讲解员之前说出关于正在展出的物种的一两条。或者能最快的回答出讲解员的问题。为此，我沾沾自喜...  

本书说：食物果腹的功能完全被淡化，取而代之的是它的文化意义。 现代人活着只觉得好吃便是享受。真是I drop my potato哈，我掉了我的节操哈哈哈。  

看了这本书才知道，人们现在天天摄取的普通食物，很久以前却被当作恶魔，趋避不及。 古早时， 鸡蛋不能吃，因为它象征着生殖； 番茄不能吃，因为它多汁而鲜红，如那里一般； ——可我特别爱吃西红柿炒鸡蛋（^_^）。 鼹鼠不能吃，因为鼹鼠靠口腔繁衍，诱发你口交； 兔子不能吃...  

用户评价

Very interesting. Human history is closer related to food than anyone can imagine. Food, taboo or delicacy, reveals power, religion, social ties and etc. fun reading!

很有趣的角度来看待食物和历史文化

Very interesting. Human history is closer related to food than anyone can imagine. Food, taboo or delicacy, reveals power, religion, social ties and etc. fun reading!

Very interesting. Human history is closer related to food than anyone can imagine. Food, taboo or delicacy, reveals power, religion, social ties and etc. fun reading!

Very interesting. Human history is closer related to food than anyone can imagine. Food, taboo or delicacy, reveals power, religion, social ties and etc. fun reading!