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Very Good: A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition. No ...
Release Year
2022
ISBN
9780062973207
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0062973207
ISBN-13
9780062973207
eBay Product ID (ePID)
14057233606

Product Key Features

Book Title
Secret History of Food : Strange but True Stories about the Origins of Everything We Eat
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Baby Food, Social History, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), History, Entertaining, Essays & Narratives
Publication Year
2022
Genre
Cooking, Social Science, History
Author
Matt Siegel
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
0.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

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Trade
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
394.1/2
Synopsis
An irreverent, surprising, and entirely entertaining look at the little-known history surrounding the foods we know and loveIs Italian olive oil really Italian, or are we dipping our bread in lamp oil? Why are we masochistically drawn to foods that can hurt us, like hot peppers? Far from being a classic American dish, is apple pie actually . . . English? "As a species, we're hardwired to obsess over food," Matt Siegel explains as he sets out "to uncover the hidden side of everything we put in our mouths." Siegel also probes subjects ranging from the myths--and realities--of food as aphrodisiac, to how one of the rarest and most exotic spices in all the world ( vanilla) became a synonym for uninspired sexual proclivities, to the role of food in fairy- and morality tales. He even makes a well-argued case for how ice cream helped defeat the Nazis. The Secret History of Food is a rich and satisfying exploration of the historical, cultural, scientific, sexual, and, yes, culinary subcultures of this most essential realm. Siegel is an armchair Anthony Bourdain, armed not with a chef's knife but with knowledge derived from medieval food-related manuscripts, ancient Chinese scrolls, and obscure culinary journals. Funny and fascinating, The Secret History of Food is essential reading for all foodies., An irreverent, surprising, and entirely entertaining look at the little-known history surrounding the foods we know and love Is Italian olive oil really Italian, or are we dipping our bread in lamp oil? Why are we masochistically drawn to foods that can hurt us, like hot peppers? Far from being a classic American dish, is apple pie actually . . . English? "As a species, we're hardwired to obsess over food," Matt Siegel explains as he sets out "to uncover the hidden side of everything we put in our mouths." Siegel also probes subjects ranging from the myths--and realities--of food as aphrodisiac, to how one of the rarest and most exotic spices in all the world (vanilla) became a synonym for uninspired sexual proclivities, to the role of food in fairy- and morality tales. He even makes a well-argued case for how ice cream helped defeat the Nazis. The Secret History of Food is a rich and satisfying exploration of the historical, cultural, scientific, sexual, and, yes, culinary subcultures of this most essential realm. Siegel is an armchair Anthony Bourdain, armed not with a chef's knife but with knowledge derived from medieval food-related manuscripts, ancient Chinese scrolls, and obscure culinary journals. Funny and fascinating, The Secret History of Food is essential reading for all foodies.

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