The True History of Chocolate - Softcover

Sophie D. Coe; Michael D. Coe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500282293 ISBN 13: 9780500282298

Publisher: Thames & Hudson, 2003

Synopsis

Cultivated by slaves, consumed by the elite, paid out as a tribute to conquerors, this tale of one of the world's favourite foods draws upon botany, archaeology, socio-economics and culinary history to provide a complete history of chocolate, beginning 3000 years ago in the jungles of Mexico. The book also includes quotations and old recipes,

About this title

Review:

'A true classic' - The Literary Review 'Richly detailed and illustrated... a delightful work' - The Independent on Sunday 'An indispensable companion to the chocolate lover' - Chocolatier 'A splendid treat' - The New York Review of Books 'Genuinely scholarly and highly entertaining... erudite and delightful' - The Sunday Telegraph 'Truly exceptional' - The Scotsman

About the Author:

Sophie D. Coe was an anthropologist and food historian. Michael D. Coe is Professor Emeritus of Archaeology and Curator Emeritus in the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University, and is the author of the bestselling Breaking the Maya Code, also published by Thames & Hudson.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0500282293
• ISBN 13: 9780500282298
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280