Rice : a global history / Renee Marton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marton, Renee, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cooking (Rice).

Rice--History.

Rice.

History.

Physical Description:

143 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, 2014.

Summary:

Includes a selection of recipes Sake, wine, made from rice, was first made in Japan around 2,500 years ago, Alexander the Great brought rice to Greece from India in the early fourth century RC, Glutinous rice, cooked into a thick porridge and mixed with time and sand, was used as mortar for the bricks that make up the Great Wall of China, Rice Krispies debuted in 1927, Brown rice, a complex carbohydrate with little fat, cholesterol or sodium, contains eight amino acids, B vitamins, iron, calcium and fibre, There are more than 115,000 rice cultivars Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Country and Culture 13

2 The Old World 29

3 The New World 45

4 The Rise of the Consumer 69

5 Art, Ritual and Symbolism 91.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 130-133) and index.

ISBN:

1780233507

9781780233505

OCLC:

870663909