Pepper : a guide to the world's favorite spice / Joe Barth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barth, Joe, 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pepper (Spice).

Cooking (Pepper).

Genre:

Cookbooks.

Physical Description:

viii, 167 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Mariland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]

Summary:

If you are interested in pepper - its provenance, history, taste, and uses - ten this is the book for you. In Pepper: A Guide to the World's Favorite Spice, Joe Barth recounts the fascinating history of pepper from ancient times through to the present, and he traces the challenges at each step of the pepper supply chain as it makes its way from the growers to the kitchens and dining tables around the world. He covers quality assessment, storage, processing, taste, and uses of pepper, including its cosmetic and pharmacological applications. A selection of recipes is include to provide a flavorful back drop of this tasty guide to the world's most popular spice.--INSIDE FLAP.

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

Pepper from ancient times to the Middle Ages

Pepper and colonial imperialism

Pepper economics

Pepper for the senses

Growing pepper

Uses of pepper

Buying pepper

Cooking with pepper.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Barth, Joe, 1950- Pepper.

ISBN:

9781442273924

1442273925

OCLC:

1043051578

Publisher Number:

99980368502