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Nuts: A Global History
Ken Albala
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Description for Nuts: A Global History
Hardback. Nuts is a gastronomic, botanical and cultural tour of the history and contemporary usage of the most staple of foodstuff, the nut. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 60, 40 in colour. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
From almonds and pecans to pistachios, cashews and macadamias, nuts are as basic as food gets - just pop them out of the shell and into your mouth. The original health food, the vitamin-packed nut is now used industrially in confectionery and in all sorts of cooking. The first book to tell the full story of how nuts came to be in almost everything, Nuts takes readers on a gastronomic, botanical and cultural tour of the world. After tackling the surprisingly difficult problem of defining a nut - some foods we think of as nuts are ... Read more
From almonds and pecans to pistachios, cashews and macadamias, nuts are as basic as food gets - just pop them out of the shell and into your mouth. The original health food, the vitamin-packed nut is now used industrially in confectionery and in all sorts of cooking. The first book to tell the full story of how nuts came to be in almost everything, Nuts takes readers on a gastronomic, botanical and cultural tour of the world. After tackling the surprisingly difficult problem of defining a nut - some foods we think of as nuts are ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Edible
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780232829
SKU
V9781780232829
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Ref
99-5
About Ken Albala
Ken Albala is Professor of History at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, and the author or editor of seventeen books, including Pancake (Reaktion, 2008), also in the Edible series.
Reviews for Nuts: A Global History
'Embellished with clever illustrations and a nice selection of historical and contemporary recipes ... [an] outstanding series of food volumes.' - Wall Street Journal 'The Edible Series contains some of the most delicious nuggets of food and drink history ever. Every volume is such a fascinating and succinct read that I had to devour each in just a ... Read more