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Apple : A Global History by Erika Janik
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Category: Accessories | Series: Edible
'Gravenstein', 'Coe's Golden Drop', 'Mendocino Cox': the names sound like something from Tolkien or the ingredients in a fairy potion rather than the names of fruit. But as befits their magical names apples - both real and imaginary - have transfixed and beguiled humans for thousands of years. "Apple: A ...Show more
Berries : A Global History by Heather Arndt Anderson
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Category: Accessories | Series: Edible
Cheerfully offering themselves to passersby, berries have been juicy staples of the human diet for millennia. They are good luck charms and amulets to some, portents of doom to others. They inspire everything from lip gloss flavors to amusement parks (Knott's Berry Farm, anyone?)--but eat some varieties ...Show more
Bread : A Global History by William Rubel
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Category: Accessories | Series: Edible
Bread has been one of the principal forms of food for man from earliest times. Loaves and rolls have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs and wheat has been found in pits where human settlements flourished 8,000 years ago. Bread, both leavened and unleavened, is mentioned in the Bible many times. Bread ...Show more
Cake : A Global History by Nicola Humble
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Category: Cooking | Series: Edible
What birthday, wedding, bar mitzvah or children's party would be complete without a cake? In nutritional terms cake is completely unnecessary, and yet it plays a crucial role in celebrations and rituals within the majority of cultures around the world. Despite being such a popular foodstuff, however, ca ...Show more
Champagne: A Global History by Becky Sue Epstein
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Category: Accessories | Series: Edible
Everyone loves 'bubbly'. From the smash of a bottle on the side of a new ship to the pop of the cork at a gathering, champagne signals celebration, fun and camaraderie, all over the world. This book is for those who not only enjoy champagne but who'd like to learn more about it. Becky Sue Epstein chroni ...Show more
Moonshine: A Global History by Kevin R. Kosar
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Category: Accessories | Series: Edible
No matter where you go on earth, there is moonshine. It has been made from just about every imaginable foodstuff: grapes, grain, raw sugar, tree bark, horse milk and more. College students in the developed world drink it; so do day labourers in the world's poorest slums and villages. All moonshine has t ...Show more
Olive : A Global History by Fabrizia Lanza
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Category: Accessories | Series: Edible
Olives are at once a mythical food - bringing to mind scenes from Ancient Rome and the Bible - and an everyday one, given the ubiquity of olive oil in contemporary diets. In this original, succinct and engaging history Fabrizia Lanza traces the olive's roots from antiquity, when olive oil was exalted fo ...Show more
Oranges : A Global History by Clarissa Hyman
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Category: Accessories | Series: Edible
The tangy, juicy sweetness of oranges has made them a popular feature on our breakfast tables in the form of fresh fruit, juice and marmalade. Indeed, oranges and orange juices are so ubiquitous nowadays that we take them for granted - but their journey to our supermarket shelves is a long and tantalizi ...Show more
Pickles : A Global History by Jan Davison
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Category: Accessories | Series: The\Edible Ser.
From the fiery kimchi of Korea to American dill spears; from the spicy achar of India to the ceviche of Latin America; from Europe's sauerkraut to brined herrings and chutneys, pickles are unquestionably a global food. Across continents and throughout history, humans have relied upon pickling to preserv ...Show more
Pomegranate: A Global History by Damien Stone
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Category: Non Fiction | Series: Edible
Juicy, crunchy, tart: with its multitude of seeds and juice akin to blood, it's not hard to see why the pomegranate has so appealed to the imagination. After being held in high esteem in the rituals of the polytheistic religions of the ancient world, the pomegranate came to be revered in Christianity, I ...Show more
Sweets and Candy : A Global History by Laura Mason
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Category: Accessories | Series: Edible
With eye-catching shapes, interesting flavours, and enticing textures, sweets and candy are much-loved worldwide by people of all ages. They provide minor treats, lessons in economics for children, and colourful novelties to mark festivities. Methods for making sweets can be traced back to the importanc ...Show more
Wine : A Global History by Marc Millon
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Category: Beverages | Series: Edible
Wine: A Global History traces the long history of the most wondrous, complex, mysterious and magical of the world's beverages. The origins of wine go back to the origins of modern man, and the development and significance of this heady drink are intertwined with the roots of civilization itself. Today, ...Show more
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