History is rife with revolutions and riots caused by food. The alimentary link to political anarchy can be traced back to the days of the Roman Empire when the famous poet Juvenal wrote, “Two things only the people anxiously desire – bread and circuses. Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.”
The French Revolution is said to have been partly fueled by food as was the collapse of the former Soviet Union. Much recently, the Arab Spring of 2010-11 started off as a…
