The Spice Book: From Anise to Zedoary - Hardcover
Spices are rare things, at once familiar and exotic, comforting us in favourite dishes while evoking far-flung countries, Arabian souks, trade winds, colonial conquests and vast fortunes. From anise to zedoary, The Book of Spice introduces us to their properties, both medical and magical, and the fascinating stories that lie behind both kitchen staples and esoteric luxuries.
John O'Connell's bite-size chapters combine insights on history and art, religion and medicine, culture and science, richly seasoned with anecdotes and recipes. Discover why Cleopatra bathed in saffron and mare's milk, why wormwood-laced absinthe caused eighteenth-century drinkers to hallucinate and how cloves harvested in remote Indonesian islands found their way into a kitchen in ancient Syria.
Almost every kitchen contains a tin of cloves or a stick of cinnamon, almost every dish a pinch of something, whether chilli or cumin. Combining an extraordinary amount of research with a lifelong passion, this is culinary history at its most appetising.
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Fascinating and minutely researched (Tony Turnbull Times 2015-11-28)
An extensive compendium of spices ... meticulously researched and surprising ... This book is peppered with interested stories, making it a must-read for anyone fascinated by flavour. (Jamie Magazine 2016-02-01)
Offers a rich and varied history for anyone curious about the contents of their spice rack. (Eden Magazine)
The Book of Spice will lift your heart, mind and taste-buds. John O'Connell's friendly yet authoritative voice delivers a fine work of history, geography, politics and "gastronomic empathy". This masterful A to Z of flavours charts human conflict and ultimate interconnectedness ?from the middle ages to the early twenty-first century (Shami Chakrabarti)
Praise for John O'Connell: 'Clever, atmospheric and elegant (The Times)
Witty and beautifully observed (Daily Mail)
Shamelessly endearing (Zoe Williams Guardian)
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An extensive compendium of spices ... meticulously researched and surprising ... This book is peppered with interested stories, making it a must-read for anyone fascinated by flavour. (Jamie Magazine 2016-02-01)
Offers a rich and varied history for anyone curious about the contents of their spice rack. (Eden Magazine)
The Book of Spice will lift your heart, mind and taste-buds. John O'Connell's friendly yet authoritative voice delivers a fine work of history, geography, politics and "gastronomic empathy". This masterful A to Z of flavours charts human conflict and ultimate interconnectedness ?from the middle ages to the early twenty-first century (Shami Chakrabarti)
Praise for John O'Connell: 'Clever, atmospheric and elegant (The Times)
Witty and beautifully observed (Daily Mail)
Shamelessly endearing (Zoe Williams Guardian)
A compendium of spices: the history and uses of the world's favourite flavours.
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- PublisherProfile Books
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1781253048
- ISBN 13 9781781253045
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages400
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