275 Quotes by Bee Wilson

Why is a bowl of frosted cereal loops with added rainbow marshmallows allowed to count as ‘breakfast’ and not ‘sweets’?

One of the functions of traditional cuisines is to reinforce these shared childhood food memories.

Given that we all bring such different food memories to the table, how is it ever possible to cook a meal that will please everyone?

Chefs are cooking blind, for strangers whose memories are unknown.

Unlike traditional food, which is remembered jointly within families or communities, mass-produced food and drink is remembered across continents.

Candy bar nostalgia puts us all on the same page.

Modern meals marketed at children send the message that if you are a kid, you cannot be expected to find enjoyment in anything so boring as real, whole food.

The sense that children need their own special foods that are uniquely appealing and altogether different from a mainstream human diet - like pet food - starts early, with commercial baby food.

In India, children’s food is just food.