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It's always interesting to see the reasons behind food and the relation to the status classes. I remember reading how in the Renaissance Madonnas had a high BM
by xlayn 11y ago
It's always interesting to see the reasons behind food and the relation to the status classes.
I remember reading how in the Renaissance Madonnas had a high BMI (sorry for the use of BMI, I'm not sure if "little fat" it's an adequate way of describing them) because food were scarce and then being fat was a way of portraying wealth, see for reference the Mona Lisa or other Da Vinci paintings.
In modern times, healthy food is the new "wealth food" because it's more expensive due to several factors including but not limited to body preference for fats and sugars for historical and evolutionary reasons and how this has been exploited by the industry (e.g. fast food).
With that said when I hear "High End Dining" I think about a breast of chicken complemented with food intended to have a delicious tasting AND healthy.... not "this looks nice on photos" food.