"What we eat is a thirteen-part series for public television that looks at how Christopher Columbus and the Spanish conquistadors changed what people ate and how that fundamental shift changed almost everything on our planet. Burt Wolf travels through the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the United States to commemorate the 500th anniversary of an era that sowed the most important seeds of change. With the help of some of the world's leading experts, he uncovers how the migrations of people, plants, and animals that started between 1492 and 1502 continue to impact the culture, economics, and the diet of the world today"--Www.whatweeat.tv.
"What we eat is a thirteen-part series for public television that looks at how Christopher Columbus and the Spanish conquistadors changed what people ate and how that fundamental shift changed almost everything on our planet. Burt Wolf travels through the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the United States to commemorate the 500th anniversary of an era that sowed the most important seeds of change. With the help of some of the world's leading experts, he uncovers how the migrations of people, plants, and animals that started between 1492 and 1502 continue to impact the culture, economics, and the diet of the world today"--Www.whatweeat.tv.
General Note
Videodisc release of the series released to KET public television November 2002.
Content Note
Old world influence [disc. 1]. Milk's leap towards immortality -- Taking the high grounds -- Simple pleasures -- Here's looking at you, kid. -- African influence [disc. 2]. The hand that stirred the pot -- How sweet it is -- Some like it hot -- Native american influence [disc. 3]. When money grew on trees -- This spud's for you -- The seed of life -- Spanish influence [disc. 4]. Domesticated bliss -- Time to play ketchup -- Connecting the dots.