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Soup : A Global History by Janet Clarkson
Category: Food Cooking Wine | Series: Edible
A concise, tasty history of the oldest dish in the world which describes how soup got its name, and the different roles of soup in Eastern and Western cuisine. Soup features many images of and recipes for classic and unusual soups, taken from seven hundred years of global culinary history.
Spices : A Global History by CZARRA FRED
Category: Food and Drink | Series: Edible
In "Spices" Fred Czarra explores a wide range of spice fact, fable and legend: from giant birds building cinnamon nests, to the trade routes of the ancient world, to the early modern encounters between the English, Portugese and Dutch that resulted in the first global war. In this history of spices he s ...Show more
Sugar : A Global History by Andrew F. Smith
Category: Food Cooking Wine | Series: Edible Ser.
It's no surprise that sugar has been on our minds for millennia. First cultivated in New Guinea around 8,000 B.C.E., this addictive sweetener has since come to dominate our appetites--whether in candy, desserts, soft drinks, or even pasta sauces--for better and for worse. In this book, Andrew F. Smith o ...Show more
Sweets and Candy : A Global History by Laura Mason
Category: Food Cooking Wine | 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
THE ITALIAN VEGETABLE GARDEN by Creasy, Rosalind
Category: Gardening Landscape Plants | Series: Edible Garden Ser.
Rosalind Creasy, a guru of edible landscaping, does it again with The Italian Vegetable Garden--an invitation to grow and prepare some of the exceptional varieties of produce for which Italian cooking is so justly famous. This beautifully illustrated guide to growing Italian vegetables gives you tips fo ...Show more
Tea : A Global History by Helen Saberi
Category: Food Cooking Wine | Series: Edible
A well-illustrated, concise exploration of the rich and fascinating history of tea which describes the many varieties of tea consumed around the world, from Indian chai to Burmese pickled lephet tea, and from brick tea to Taiwanese 'bubble tea' and looks at the economic and social uses of tea.
Tequila: A Global History by Ian Williams
Category: Food Cooking Wine | Series: Edible
With its unique aroma and heady buzz - the perfect accompaniment to even the spiciest tacos - tequila has won its way into drinkers' hearts worldwide. There are few places on earth besides Mexico that have the climate and terrain to evolve the agave plant from which tequila is made, and there are even f ...Show more
Truffle : A Global History by Zachary Nowak
Category: Food Cooking Wine | Series: Edible
What is a truffle? Is it the highest order of fungal foods, above the many mushrooms we eat? Despite its unappetizing appearance, the truffle is without a doubt one of the most prized ingredients in the world's pantry. Truffle digs deep into the story of this unlikeliest of luxury items, exploring the t ...Show more
Vanilla - A Global History by Rosa Abreu
Category: Food & Wine | Series: Edible Ser.
Intoxicating and evocative, vanilla is so much more than a spice rack staple. It is a flavor that has defined the entire world--and its roots reach deep into the past. With its earliest origins dating back seventy million years, the history of vanilla begins in ancient Mesoamerica and continues to defin ...Show more
Vodka: A Global History by Patricia Herlihy
Category: Cooking | Series: Edible
A tasteless, odourless and colourless liquid, vodka is the most versatile of spirits. It can be transformed into a classic cocktail; turned into a refreshing drink when combined with fruit juice, tonic water, or ginger beer; or is a powerful beverage in its own right, taken neat and swallowed in one gul ...Show more
Water : A Global History by Ian Miller
Category: Food Cooking Wine | Series: Edible
Water: A Global History provides a concise account of our relationship with water throughout history and around the world. The book shows how we obtained clean drinking water in the past, what alternatives to water were available, and how our relationship with water has changed over time. The book explo ...Show more
Whiskey: A Global History by Kevin R. Kosar
Category: Cooking | Series: Edible
An informative, concise narration of the story of whiskey, from obscure medieval origins to the globally-traded product that we know today that explains what whiskey is, how it is made, and how the types of whiskey - Bourbon, Corn, Rye, Irish and Scotch - differ.