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The Carrot Purple and Other Curious Stories of the Food We Eat (Rowman & Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy)

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 | #648318 in Books |  2015-10-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.33 x1.09 x6.25l,1.35 | File type: PDF | 328 pages

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||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| What's the story of what's for dinner......the story of fifty vegetables, fruits, nuts, and herbs|By D. Williams|Are you a foodie who is curious about the history of the vegetables, fruits, herbs, and nuts you enjoy? Have you ever wondered about the rise and fall in popularity of certain foods? Then have a look at Denker’s THE CARROT PURPLE. This volume consists of fif| |Food historian Denker has compiled a fascinating collection of short essays on the history of many common fruits, vegetables, and spices in an effort to get readers to appreciate the fullness of these histories. He delves into each item’s his

How many otherwise well-educated readers know that the familiar orange carrot was once a novelty? It is a little more than 400 years old. Domesticated in Afghanistan in 900 AD, the purple carrot, in fact, was the dominant variety until Dutch gardeners bred the young upstart in the seventeenth century. After surveying paintings from this era in the Louvre and other museums, Dutch agronomist Otto Banga discovered this stunning transformation.

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You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Carrot Purple and Other Curious Stories of the Food We Eat (Rowman & Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy)   |  Joel S. Denker. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!

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