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The taste of conquest : the rise and fall of the three great cities of spice / Michael Krondl.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Krondl, Michael.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spices--Europe.
- Spices.
- Spice trade--Europe--History.
- Spice trade.
- Cooking--Europe--History.
- Cooking.
- Food habits--Europe--History.
- Food habits.
- History.
- Europe.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Ballantine Books, [2007]
- Summary:
- In this engaging, anecdotal history of food, world conquest, and desire, a chef-turned-journalist tells the story of three legendary cities--Venice, Lisbon, and Amsterdam--that transformed the globe in the quest for spice.
- Contents:
- First taste: St. Albans
- Venice
- Lisbon
- Amsterdam
- Epilogue: Baltimore and Calicut.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographic references (pages [277]-285) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780345480835
- 034548083X
- OCLC:
- 147988350
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