Global Gastros - a project by the nonprofit Institute for Culinary Preservation & Research - is dedicated to the preservation of diversity in our world’s food systems. We work to preserve this diversity by studying and promoting traditional recipes, indigenous ingredients, and unique culinary traditions.
We believe diversity is one of the greatest strengths of the human species and it must be protected. By studying, preserving, and especially promoting unique and traditional food cultures around the world, we hope to ensure that this diversity is passed down to the next generation.
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Preservation of Culinary Heritage
The Invention of Cooking: Literally What Makes Us Human
The Role of Food in Human Culture
The Modern Destruction of Food Culture
Beyond Heirloom Seeds and Into the Kitchen
How our adaptive diets let us conquer the world
Food Culture and Climate Change
Food Culture and Conflict
Food Culture and Globalization
“No one who cooks, cooks alone. Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past...”
