Food in History (1988) Book cover type:Hardcover Robert Simonson

Robert Simonson

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Chapters are also dedicated to unfamiliar regional or ethnic cooking challenges

” That’s because the real thing is much subtler and more delicious than any platter of overcooked corned beef and mushy cabbage could ever be

Food in History (1988) Book cover type:Hardcover Robert Simonsonby Reay Tannahill There was a time before grains were cultivated, before cooking pots and ovens were used, before even Homo erectus discovered that heat might make some foods more digestible. Yet there has never been a time when food was not firmly at the centre of human culture and existence, influencing world history and playing a key part in our very development as a species. Packed with absorbing anecdotes and surprising insights, Food in History