Foodessence: A Thirteen Part Series

Foodessence is a 13-part documentary series that presents food anthropology from around the world. Each episode concentrates on one food (or related topic), setting it in its historic and cultural and technical background. There are amazing facts, fascinating history, and intriguing insights seasoned with expert commentary. <br><br> Once upon a time, a person who lived by the sea ate only what the sea provided - shellfish, seaweed, and salt. A prehistoric man is found frozen on a Swiss glacier, and we are fascinated to discover what he had for lunch. Two thousand years from now, what will be found in our remains: a cheeseburger, sushi, or North African groundnuts stew? <br><br> These videos feature familiar favorites like pasta, beans, and fast food, as well as those that only more recently have engaged the American palate. Several episodes explore related issues like food myths, fats, and table manners. Foodessence provides an understanding of our food preferences, folklore, and practice. Foodessence offers a sense of sociocultural trends, nutritional values, and economic facts, if who we are is what we eat, what do we eat, and why?

This item is a series of multiple films. Below is a list of the individual films in this series.

• Beans
• Bread
• Fast Food
• Fat
• Food & Intimacy
• Manners
• Milk
• Myths & Taboos
• Pasta
• Some Like It Hot
• Sugar
• Tomatoes
• Traveling Food

Pricing Details

Available Licenses

As this item is a film series of multiple films, the pricing below reflects purchasing all films in the series. To see pricing for individual films in the series use the Other Films in Series tab to navigate to those items in our film inventory.

• University: $1995
• Media Center: $1995
• Individual School: $1287
• Public Library: $1430

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