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"Pork. The Other White Meat." The well known National Pork Board slogan doesn't begin to describe the many types of meat that fall under the umbrella of "pork." The most versatile of meats, pork ranges from the rich, delicate succulence of a roast loin to the dry, salty assertiv…
"More than eighty years before the invention of Coca-Cola, sweet carbonated drinks became popular around the world, provoking remarkably similar arguments that they do today. Are they medicinally, morally, culturally or nutritionally good or bad? They have been loved, and hated,…
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What birthday, wedding, bar mitzvah or children's party would be complete without a cake? In nutritional terms cake is completely unnecessary, and yet it plays a crucial role in celebrations and rituals within the majority of cultures around the world. This book examines the ori…
Whether you call it offal, variety meat or organ meat, or prefer to eat it unwillingly in burgers and sausages, the whole spectrum of an animal's glands, essential organs, skin, muscle, guts and every unmentionable in between can be and is eaten across the globe. As Nina Edwards…
"Offal" has the same pronunciation as "awful"--An appropriate homophone, given that offal comprises the whole spectrum of an animal's glands, essential organs, skin, muscle, guts, and every unmentionable in between. Yet as Nina Edwards shows in this intriguing history, offal has…
For as long as humans have been raising animals, they have been eating lamb. This history tells the story of how we've raised, cooked, and eaten lamb over the centuries and the place it has in a wide range of cuisines and cultures worldwide.
So long as humans have been raising animals, they have been eating lamb. In this engaging history, Brian Yarvin tells the story of how we've raised, cooked, and eaten lamb over the centuries and the place it's established in a wide range of cuisines and cultures worldwide. Start…
All moonshine has two characteristics: it is extremely alcoholic, and it is illegal. Indeed, the history of DIY distilling is a history of criminality and human ingenuity, from cleverly designed stills to the secret smuggling operations that get the goods to market