Warm Christmas magic: a feast for the needy!

Warm Christmas magic: a feast for the needy!

In Donauwörth there was a touching Christmas dinner for the needy, organized by Armin and Christine Schnabel. At 11:00 a.m., the restaurant filled with seniors, families and people with impairments that were invited to celebrate a festive day together. Many guests who otherwise find it difficult to affect a restaurant came in their best clothes and beamed for joy when they were given this opportunity. Armin Schnabel said: "We do this every year to invite people who otherwise have to turn every cent over. If you see the joy in your eyes, you know why you do it" ( Donau-ries-aktuell.de ).

The taste of man: a shocking topic

While hearts are touched in Donauwörth, an article about cannibalism brings a different kind of shock to the culinary discussion. As can be seen from the magazine "All You Can Eat", the history of human meal offers a fascinating and contradictory perspective. The article illuminates that Neolithic farmers have already eaten people, and shows that in different cultures, cannibalism was part of ritual practices. For example, human sacrifices were prepared in Central America and seasoned with chilli. An emeritus professor said that many historical reports on cannibalism were often shaped by the colonial perspective in order to justify genocide and to present locals as primitive barbarians. These cultural contexts throw a critical light on what we can learn about cannibalism ( medium.com ).

In addition, the discussion about cannibalism is discussed how many of the practices had more ritual than culinary character. Examples are mentioned that the Fore celebrated deaths from New Guinea for mourning and consumed their brain, which led to a special illness, Kuru. In contrast to this, modern disgust against human meals, which has developed since the 18th century, took a different turn when the idea of "physicality" and "soul". In this way, the topic of “cannibalism” not only remains a historical phenomenon, but also a fascinating point of cultural and ethical discussion.