How might climate change affect European gastronomy?
Say hello to pan-fried rabbitfish
FARMERS IN SOUTHERN Italy are cultivating avocados and mangos. Tropical creatures such as the rabbitfish are turning up in Mediterranean nets. And Bordeaux winemakers fret that their Merlot grapes may become extinct. Fifty years ago all this would have been unthinkable. But since the early 1980s rising temperatures have forced some farmers to swap grapes for passion fruit.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Hot cuisine”
Europe November 6th 2021
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- How might climate change affect European gastronomy?
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