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Fats : a global history / Michelle Phillipov.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Phillipov, Michelle, author.
- Series:
- Edible
- The edible series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Oils and fats--History.
- Oils and fats.
- Oils and fats, Edible--History.
- Oils and fats, Edible.
- History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 136 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London, UK : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2016.
- Summary:
- Includes a selection of recipes, Traditional marriage ceremonies among the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania involve the smearing of fat and oil from a male sheep on the bride's head and wadding dress, Taxes were paid to the Frankish emperor Charlemagne in sheep fat and beef tallow, In India food cooked in ghee (clarified butter) becomes pukka, which means it is purified and acceptable to be eaten even by" Brahmins, The Shetpas of Nepal make coloured butter sculptures as ritual offerings to the gods, Frying is a highly effective method of heat transfer because fats and oils are able to reach more than double the temperature of boiling water Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Power and prestige : fats in history
- Fats around the world : cooking with fat
- Nutritional science weighs in : the changing fate of fats
- Manufacturing fats : low-fat, no-fat, artificial fat
- Desire and defilement : fats in popular culture.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781780235752
- 1780235755
- OCLC:
- 920720322
- Publisher Number:
- 99967147040
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