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The secret history of food : strange but true stories about the origins of everything we eat
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"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." --Provided by publisher.
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.
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.
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| Bronxville Public Library | 394.12 S (Text) Nonfiction |
31004151786980 |
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| Croton Free Library | 394.12 S (Text) Nonfiction |
31006151843943 |
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| Greenburgh Public Library | 394.12 S (Text) Nonfiction |
31009154818193 |
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| Harrison Public Library | 641.509 S (Text) Nonfiction |
31010300261841 |
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| Katonah Village Library | 394.12 S (Text) Nonfiction |
31013151930845 |
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| Larchmont Public Library | 641 S (Text) Nonfiction |
31014152975888 |
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| Lewisboro Library | 394.12 S (Text) Nonfiction |
31032151416894 |
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| Mamaroneck Public Library District | 641.3 SIE (Text) Nonfiction |
31015152622891 |
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| Mount Kisco Public Library | 394.12 SIEGEL (Text) Nonfiction |
31017100342432 |
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| Mount Pleasant Public Library | 641.3 S COOKING (Text) Cookery |
31024153770139 |
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