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Pudding : A Global History by Jeri Quinzio
Category: Food Cooking Wine | Series: Edible
Like a rich plum pudding, "Pudding: A Global History" is bursting with choice morsels. From cookbooks and family recipes to novels, poems, songs and cartoons, it tells the story of puddings and how they developed from early savoury, sausage - like mixtures to today's sweet and sticky confections. Tracin ...Show more
Rice : A Global History by Renee Marton
Category: Food Cooking Wine | Series: The\Edible Ser.
From jambalaya to risotto, curry to nasi kandar, few foods are as ubiquitous in our meals as rice. A dietary staple and indispensable agricultural product from Asia to the Americas, the grain can be found in Michelin restaurants and family kitchens alike. In this engaging culinary history, Renee Marton ...Show more
Rum: A Global History by Richard Foss
Category: Cooking | Series: Edible
'Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!' A favourite of pirates, the molasses-coloured liquid brings to mind clear blue seas and weatherbeaten sailors. But enjoyment of rum spread far beyond the scallywags of the Caribbean - Charles Dickens savoured it in punch, George Washington served it at campaign rallies, ...Show more
Saffron - A Global History by Ramin Ganeshram
Category: Cook Books | Series: Edible Ser.
Explore the dramatic history of the world's most expensive spice in Saffron: A Global History. Literally worth their weight in gold, sunset-red saffron threads are prized internationally. Saffron can be found in cave art in Mesopotamia, in the frescoes of ancient Santorini, in the dyed wrappings of Egyp ...Show more
Salad : A Global History by Judith Weinraub
Category: Food Cooking Wine | Series: Edible Ser.
Light, healthy, and easily tossed together, salads have been an herbaceous staple for as long as we have eaten food. Sometimes bitter, sometimes sweet--ladled over with buttermilk dressings or gently dressed in oil and vinegar--they come in an astonishing variety of forms and feature as both side and ma ...Show more
Salmon : A Global History by Nicolaas Mink
Category: Food Cooking Wine | Series: Edible
The story of salmon takes readers on a culinary journey from the coast of Alaska to the rivers of Scotland. Salmon: A Global History traces salmon's history from the earliest known records to the present, telling the story of how the salmon was transformed from an abundant fish found seasonally along co ...Show more
Sandwich : A Global History by Bee Wilson
Category: Food Cooking Wine | Series: Edible
The first book-length history of a seemingly humble food, the sandwich, in which Bee Wilson unravels the mystery of how the Fourth Earl of Sandwich could have 'invented' this most elementary and appealing way of eating.
Sauces : A Global History by Maryann Tebben
Category: Food Cooking Wine | Series: Edible Ser.
Where would eggs benedict be without hollandaise, spaghetti without Bolognese, tortilla chips without salsa, or French fries without ketchup? A world without sauces is a dull and dry world indeed. But what exactly are sauces? How did they become a crucial element in every country’s cuisine? Maryann Tebb ...Show more
Sausage : A Global History by Gary Allen
Category: Food Cooking Wine | Series: Edible
When you get right down to it, taking the intestine of an animal and stuffing it with the ground meat of that animal doesn’t really seem all that intuitive an approach to food preparation. But, as Gary Allen shows in this rich and engaging history, people worldwide have been making sausage for thousands ...Show more
Seaweed : A Global History by Kaori O'Connor
Category: Food Cooking Wine | Series: Edible
Seaweed is both the world's oldest and newest superfood. As a food, seaweeds are now more associated with the East than with the West, yet they have long been eaten in many parts of the world, including Europe and the Americas. Mistakenly thought of today as a forage food for the poor, in ancient times ...Show more
Shrimp : A Global History by Yvette Florio Lane
Category: Food Cooking Wine | Series: Edible
In this lively and entertaining book, Yvette Florio Lane embarks on a culinary and historical tour of the small-but-mighty shrimp. Containing fascinating lore, unusual recipes, and compelling images, the book explores the shrimp in art, music, and popular culture, from Hiroshige to anime, and from Shake ...Show more
Soda and Fizzy Drinks - A Global History by Judith Levin
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Edible Ser.
An effervescent exploration of the global history and myriad symbolic meanings of carbonated beverages. More than eighty years before the invention of Coca-Cola, sweet carbonated drinks became popular around the world, provoking arguments remarkably similar to those they prompt today. Are they medic ...Show more