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A history of food / Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat ; translated by Anthea Bell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Toussaint-Samat, Maguelonne, 1926-2018
- Standardized Title:
- Histoire naturelle & morale de la nourriture. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Nutrition--Social aspects--History.
- Nutrition.
- Food--History.
- Food.
- Food supply--History.
- Food supply.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xx, 756 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), portraits.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- New expanded ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication, 2009.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the French.
- Contents:
- Collecting gathering hunting
- Collection honey
- The history of gathering
- Hunting
- Stock-breeding arable farming: meat, milk, cereals
- The history of meat
- The history of dairy produce
- The history of cereals
- The three sacramental foods: oil, bread, wine
- The history of oil
- The history of bread and cakes
- The history of wine
- The economy of the markets
- The history of fish
- The history of poultry
- Luxury foods
- Treasures from the sea
- The treasure of the forests
- The era of the merchants
- An essential food
- Spice at any price
- New needs: sugar, chocolate, coffee, tea
- The lure of sugar
- Confectionery and preserves
- Chocolate and divinity
- Coffee and politics
- Tea and philosophy
- Orchards and kitchen gardens
- The tradition of fruits
- The evolution of vegetables
- The potato revolution
- Science and conscience in the diet
- Preserving by heat
- Preserving by cold
- The reassurance of dietetics
- A reassuring future.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 723-732) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Hoboken, N.J. Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Toussaint-Samat, Maguelonne, 1926- Histoire naturelle & morale de la nourriture. English. History of food.
- ISBN:
- 9781444305135 (electronic bk.)
- 1444305131 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 90103081056
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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