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7203317The Secret History of Foodhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-secret-history-of-food-9780062973221/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/785965/7eaa32e6-8e4d-40f3-9d54-485efa2228d0.jpg?v=638848261261570000238280MXNHarperCollinsInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>An irreverent, surprising, and entirely entertaining look at the little-known history surrounding the foods we know and love</strong></p><p>Is Italian olive oil <em>really</em> Italian, or are we dipping our bread in lamp oil? Why are we masochistically drawn to foods that can hurt us, like hot peppers? Far from being a classic American dish, is apple pie actually . . . English?</p><p>As a species, were hardwired to obsess over food, Matt Siegel explains as he sets out to uncover the hidden side of everything we put in our mouths. Siegel also probes subjects ranging from the mythsand realitiesof food as aphrodisiac, to how one of the rarest and most exotic spices in all the world (<em>vanilla)</em> became a synonym for uninspired sexual proclivities, to the role of food in fairy- and morality tales. He even makes a well-argued case for how ice cream helped defeat the Nazis.</p><p><em>The Secret History of Food</em> is a rich and satisfying exploration of the historical, cultural, scientific, sexual, and, yes, culinary subcultures of this most essential realm. Siegel is an armchair Anthony Bourdain, armed not with a chefs knife but with knowledge derived from medieval food-related manuscripts, ancient Chinese scrolls, and obscure culinary journals. Funny and fascinating, <em>The Secret History of Food</em> is essential reading for all foodies.</p>...1492378The Secret History of Food238280https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-secret-history-of-food-9780062973221/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/785965/7eaa32e6-8e4d-40f3-9d54-485efa2228d0.jpg?v=638848261261570000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20219780062973221_W3siaWQiOiJhNjM4ZDI5Ni0yODBiLTQ1N2ItOGY3My02ZTUxZGJkZmZmZWYiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjI4MCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjQyLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjIzOCwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMTAtMDFUMDA6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780062973221_<p><strong>An irreverent, surprising, and entirely entertaining look at the little-known history surrounding the foods we know and love</strong></p><p>Is Italian olive oil <em>really</em> Italian, or are we dipping our bread in lamp oil? Why are we masochistically drawn to foods that can hurt us, like hot peppers? Far from being a classic American dish, is apple pie actually . . . English?</p><p>As a species, were hardwired to obsess over food, Matt Siegel explains as he sets out to uncover the hidden side of everything we put in our mouths. Siegel also probes subjects ranging from the mythsand realitiesof food as aphrodisiac, to how one of the rarest and most exotic spices in all the world (<em>vanilla)</em> became a synonym for uninspired sexual proclivities, to the role of food in fairy- and morality tales. He even makes a well-argued case for how ice cream helped defeat the Nazis.</p><p><em>The Secret History of Food</em> is a rich and satisfying exploration of the historical, cultural, scientific, sexual, and, yes, culinary subcultures of this most essential realm. Siegel is an armchair Anthony Bourdain, armed not with a chefs knife but with knowledge derived from medieval food-related manuscripts, ancient Chinese scrolls, and obscure culinary journals. Funny and fascinating, <em>The Secret History of Food</em> is essential reading for all foodies.</p>...9780062973221_HarperCollinslibro_electonico_9780062973221_9780062973221Matt SiegelInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/harpercollins-epub-e5d9840c-936c-45c5-83d7-a7988f5b58f7.epub2021-08-31T00:00:00+00:00HarperCollins