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Food Temptation: Gluttons or Gourmets?

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Throughout history, people's attitudes toward food and gluttony have varied, and excess weight has not only been unchallenged but also considered a sign of health, evoking dreams of exquisite cuisine and captivating the imagination. One of the seven deadly sins and the very first temptation to confront the abstinence of medieval monks, gluttony eventually became a bodily expression of gourmets and even a criterion of feminine beauty. But should we understand gluttony as something condemned by the Church and the rules of good manners since the Middle Ages? Or as the art of fine dining, cultivated in the leisure time of noble gourmets? As a natural childhood craving for sweets? Or even a universe of delicacies and petit fours? French historian Florent Quelier delves into the past and offers insights into the history of food, its culture, and its reflection in art, offering the reader a comprehensive look at the topic of gluttony.
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