Salmon : a global history / Nicolaas Mink.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mink, Nicolaas, author.

Series:

Edible

Edible series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cooking (Salmon).

Cooking (Salmon)--History.

History.

Physical Description:

127 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, 2013.

Summary:

While salmon is enjoyed all over the globe, it also swims at the center of controversy, with commercial fishing, global warming, and loss of freshwater habitats all threatening salmon populations, and the ecological and health impacts of intense salmon farming under fire. In this beautifully illustrated book, Nicolaas Mink takes readers on a culinary journey from the coast of Alaska to the rivers of Scotland, tracing salmon's history from the earliest known records to the present. He tells the story of how the salmon was transformed from an abundant fish found seasonally along coastal regions to a mass-produced canned food and a highly prized culinary delight. Exploring the nutritional benefits of this fish, he examines recent studies that show how these benefits diminish in farm-raised salmon.

Contents:

Prologue: Looking back from Sitka, Alaska

A natural history of salmon eating

Cured

Canned

Fresh

Epilogue: The future of edible salmon

Recipes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-116) and index.

ISBN:

9781780231839

1780231830

OCLC:

862349611

Publisher Number:

99956369147