When grains become moistened, they produce a kind of enzyme that converts starch into maltose sugar. So, what happened? Let’s take a look at the process. It would become fizzy and that porridge was delicious. This was especially so when the porridge was made with damp grains. One day while they were processing their food, people suddenly discovered that porridge that had been left alone for a few days went through mysterious changes. People at that time had not yet started farming and were nomads. To trace its origin, we have to take a look at the Fertile Crescent around 10,000 BC. We may think that beer is a product of modern times, but it is in fact one of the oldest drinks in human history after water. The first glass that we will discuss is beer. Part Three: The impact of these six glasses on historical trendsīeer, wine, and spirits all contain alcohol. Part Two: Three glasses that contain caffeine Part One: Three glasses that contain alcohol This book is a history of the world narrated from the perspective of different drinks, offering an intriguing taste of world history.Īs we dive in, we will divide the key ideas into three parts: As a multi-genre writer, Standage specializes in diving into history from new and original perspectives. He is the Deputy Editor of The Economist, a best-selling author, and has graduated from Oxford University with a major in engineering and computer science. What are the untold stories behind their rich flavors and how did they affect the course of human history? We will find the answers in this book. Today we are going to talk about the history of these six everyday drinks. They are beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and Coca-Cola. They not only satisfied people's needs, but also evolved along with historical trends, and even affected historical events in unexpected ways. But still, the emergence of those drinks challenged the status of clean water that had sustained humans for a long-time.Īmong those drinks, six of them were of great importance in regard to influencing us to make the transition from the nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle to the sedentary, settled farming life, and then to the modern era. Those drinks were not as readily available as water, and their brewing processes were complicated. Ten thousand years ago, humans discovered other drinks besides water. In order to obtain sufficient water supplies, civilizations would settle at places close to rivers, lakes, and springs, which were ideal places for living. Tens of thousands of years ago, people could not transport and store water because there were no containers.
When it comes to living, water is the most vital resource to human survival after breathing. Today we will unlock the book A History of the World in Six Glasses.
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