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Choice cuts : a savory selection of food writing from around the world and throughout history / edited and ill. by Mark Kurlansky.
Van Pelt Library PN6071.G3 C46 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gastronomy--Literary collections.
- Gastronomy.
- Food habits.
- Dinners and dining.
- Cooking.
- Cooking--Literary collections.
- Dinners and dining--Literary collections.
- Food habits--Literary collections.
- Food writing.
- Genre:
- Literary collections.
- Literature.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 473 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Ballantine Books, [2002]
- Summary:
- The James Beard Award-winning author of "Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World" and "Salt: A World History" selects the finest food writing from ancient Roman times to the present day.
- Contents:
- Gourmets and gourmands
- Food and sex
- Memorable meals
- Favorite restaurants
- Markets
- Not eating
- Rants
- On bread alone
- The mystery of eggs
- Eating your vegetables
- A hill of beans
- The fish that didn't get away
- Poultry, fowl, and other ill-fated birds
- The meat of the matter
- Easy on the starch
- A pinch of seasoning
- Just a salad
- The thing about truffles
- Loving fat
- Bearing fruit
- The dark side of chocolate
- Their just desserts
- A good drink
- Bugs
- The French
- The English
- The Americans
- The Germans
- The politics of food
- What does it mean?
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0345457102
- OCLC:
- 50861521
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