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Much depends on dinner the extraordinary history and mythology, allure and obsessions, perils and taboos, of an ordinary meal
Record details
- ISBN: 9781443403702 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1443403709 (electronic bk.)
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Physical Description:
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1 online resource - Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : HarperCollins Canada, 2012.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1 Corn: our mother, our life -- 2. Salt: the edible rock -- 3. Butter -- and something "just as good" -- 4. Chicken: from jungle fowl to patties -- 5. Rice: the tyrant with a soul -- 6. Lettuce: the vicissitudes of salad -- 7. Olive oil: a tree and its fruits -- 8. Lemon juice: a sour note -- 9. Ice cream: cold comfort. |
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| Subject: | Food habits Food -- History Dinners and dining Food habits -- England Dinners and dining -- England England -- Social life and customs |
| Genre: | Electronic books. |
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Summary:
Gives the history of some common foods and gives insights into how food reveals our habits, hopes, and prejudices.
