The World on a Plate: History and Mystery of the Food We Eat by Loyd Grossman
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The World on a Plate
Summary
Linked to a ten-part BBC1 television series, and incorporating topics such as adventure, romance, mystery and history, this book spans the continents and delves into the cultures of the past, to explore the many ways in which food has shaped our world over thousands of years.
The World on a Plate Summary
Table of Contents
Bread of heaven - "you are what you eat" - how food defines and characterizes us; sacred staples and taboos - religion and food; dining and display - the development of food as fashion, and the invention of sophisticated "cuisine"; salt of the earth - preserving food through the ages; spices of life - the significance of the spice trade; Montezuma's legacy - the spread of food through the centuries across the globe; bitter sweet - imperialism, the slave trade and the discovery of sugar; forever fresh - tinning, bottling, canning and freezing; branded for life - the rise of the brand name; epilogue - the growing influence of multinational companies, food rights, technology and the future of food.
Additional information
GOR003205038
9780563370970
0563370971
The World on a Plate: History and Mystery of the Food We Eat by Loyd Grossman
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Ebury Publishing
1997-10-23
224
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