Bibliograph

The secret history of food, strange but true stories about the origins of everything we eat, Matt Siegel

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Label

The secret history of food, strange but true stories about the origins of everything we eat, Matt Siegel

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-249) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The secret history of food

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1264409804

Responsibility statement

Matt Siegel

Sub title

strange but true stories about the origins of everything we eat

Summary

Exploring cultural, scientific, sexual, and culinary substructures, this essential read for all foodies, at turns both funny and fascinating, looks at the little-known history surrounding food

Table Of Contents

A history of swallowing -- Pie, progress, and Plymouth Rock -- Breakfast of champions -- Children of the corn -- Honey laundering -- The vanilla of society -- The ghosts of Cockaigne past -- The choices of a new generation -- Forbidden berries (or appetite for distraction) -- Attack of the killer tomatoes

Target audience

adult

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Strange but true stories about the origins of everything we eat

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