From remote antiquity to contemporary contexts, food and the stuff of food remains central to people s daily experiences as well as their sense and expression of identity. This volume explores the materiality of foodstuffs past and present, examining humanity s intriguingly complex relationships with, and experiences of, food. The book also makes a fresh contribution to our understanding of materiality through a novel focus on material culture, analysing objects used to prepare, wrap, serve and consume food and the tactile experiences involved in its production and consumption. Considering a...