A true world tour on primitive food, Man & Food, The Origins, reveals seven ancestral diets across seven ecosystems and self-sufficient peoples. At the heart of each of these stories is a common thread, the close relationship between man, nature and food which often is so difficult to acquire. Wash, cut, transform, churn, salt, preserve, cook: this book illustrates the limitless ability of humans to adapt their diets to their environment.

From the Inuit of Greenland to the Bajau of Malaysia, the photographer Matthieu Paley set out to meet an unknown side of our planet and is alerting us on the links between food, well-being and the preservation of the Earth.

Printed in France