Food & Culture

Where Did Your Favourite Food Came From?0
- Food & Culture
- August 17, 2016
Did you know that the first pizza was probably made by Greeks, not Italians?
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Food Wastage Footprint 0
- Food & Culture, Videos
- August 17, 2016
As impressive as the amount of food we eat is the amount of food we don’t eat. Each year, one third of all the produced food is thrown away. Sources: FAO
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How Food Shapes Our Cities 0
- Food & Culture, Videos
- August 17, 2016
In her book ‘Hungry City: How Food Shapes Our Lives’, architect Carolyn Steel argues that we live in a Sitopia: a world shaped by food. Modern cities have been molded by ancient food routes and now it is time to start looking at big metropolis the way they used to be in past: a big organic
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3D Printed Food 0
- Food & Culture, Videos
- August 16, 2016
Fully customizable meals can easily become a reality in the next few years. 3D printing technology will be as common in our kitchens as microwaves and ovens, as soon as the initial skepticism is overcome. Will 3D printed meals be the food of the future?
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How Much Do We Eat In One Week?0
- Food & Culture, Photography
- July 27, 2016
In Chad, $1.23 is enough to feed a family for one week. In the US, a family from North Caroline will spend almost 300 times more to feed the same amount of people. Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio travelled to 24 countries, photographing typical family meals. The result can be seen in the book ‘The
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8 Food Pyramids Around The World 0
- Food & Culture, Photography
- July 26, 2016
In 1974, the first pyramid was introduced to the public, in Sweden, with the motto: ‘Good wholesome food at reasonable prices’. Today, every country has its own version of the food pyramid. In China, the food pagoda pays special attention to vegetables as sources of protein. In France, the traditional pyramid is replaced by a
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