Near Marseilles in the south of France, bouillabaisse is a cult food. In Toulouse and Carcassonne, the bean-based stew cassoulet is a cult food. Spain has paella and a number of others. Italy has so many, its cuisine is practically defined by them.

Chefs think about what it's like to make food. Being a scientist in the kitchen is about asking why something works, and how it works.

Many of the things the slow food people honor were innovations within historical times. Somebody had to be the first European to eat a tomato.

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