02:07We don't know perhaps where they came from and the long journeys that they traveled.
02:13Those long journeys brought cinnamon, nutmeg, and black pepper westward
02:17from Asia to the Middle East and Europe,
02:20while corn, potatoes, and peppers traveled east across the Atlantic.
02:26The chili pepper actually came from the Americas.
02:29It was one of the quote-unquote New World ingredients
02:32that was brought over during Christopher Columbus's second return voyage.
02:37And it arrived into Europe and then into Asia by the 16th century.
02:44And in Indian cuisine, it was assimilated very, very quickly
02:48because they probably already had a strong taste for, you know,
02:53biting ginger, strong pepper, things like this that were already indigenous
02:57and very prominent in their cuisine.
03:00And so they received it very, very, very warmly.
03:05And they also started to then grow it locally.
03:09The curators invite visitors to think critically about their relationship
03:14with the environment and where their food comes from.
03:17A lot of times we don't think about the sort of backstage efforts
03:21that goes into food production.
03:22So the kind of water that goes into it, the amount of land mass that is used,
03:26and how this ends up affecting our environment and our society.
03:29So the idea is just to have people go away with that thought,
03:32thinking about, OK, what role do they have to play
03:35in a globally changing and evolving world,
03:38and, you know, becoming a world that's becoming more complex.
03:41Similar to the foods and spices that migrated from one place to another,
03:46Annika Weber is originally from Germany, but is now based in Qatar.
03:51It's very nice. It's very interactive.
03:52I like that we're watching also the part where you can smell
03:56the different stuff that was really nice.
03:59And then also you have like old Koran.
04:02And yeah, it's an interesting mixture.
04:03You have something for children, but also something for older people.
04:06So yeah, I feel this is really unites.
04:09And yeah, everyone likes to eat at the end of the taste.
04:12A seat at the table is essentially that everyone can come and participate in food, food culture.
04:20And it speaks not only to the inclusivity of food,
04:23but also the fact that food is something that unites people
04:26more than maybe anything in today's day and age.
04:29This is likely the most photographed part of the exhibition.
04:33The reimagination of what dining with the Sultan would look like.
04:37And no, the food is not real.
04:39It's actually made of paper mache and produced by 40 first-year VCU Qatar students.
04:45It's a class project titled Ramadan Feast,
04:48showcasing the variety of foods used to traditionally break the fast.
04:52A seat at the table runs until later this year.
04:59Very good.
04:59Thank you.
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