Much Depends On DinnerHarper Collins, 2012 M05 15 - 352 páginas Course by course, Margaret Visser examines an ordinary meal—corn, salt, butter, chicken, rice, lettuce, olive oil, lemon juice and ice cream—to show the unexpected history, mythology and taboos behind what we eat. |
Contenido
The Edible Rock | |
CHAPTER THREE Butterand Something Just as Good | |
From Jungle Fowl to Patties | |
The Tyrant with a Soul | |
The Vicissitudes of Salad | |
A Tree and its Fruits | |
A Sour Note | |
Cold Comfort | |
Index | |
References | |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Much Depends on Dinner: The Extraordinary History and Mythology, Allure and ... Margaret Visser Vista de fragmentos - 1988 |
Much Depends on Dinner: The Extraordinary History and Mythology, Allure and ... Margaret Visser Vista de fragmentos - 1989 |
Much Depends on Dinner: The Extraordinary History and Mythology, Allure and ... Margaret Visser Vista de fragmentos - 1986 |
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