English B2+ Reading Food

Food is never just food. Tea, coffee, bread, wine, and shared meals have shaped trade, religion, politics, social life, and cultural identity for centuries. This course explores influential books on eating and drinking, from tea culture and coffeehouses to traditional diets, culinary memoirs, and restaurant culture. Through classic and modern texts, we examine what food reveals about society, taste, memory, and civilization, encountering writers, chefs, historians, and food thinkers. No specialist knowledge is required.