"“A beautifully written . . . and illustrated history of the Food of the Gods, from the Olmecs to present-day developments.”—Chocolatier This delightful tale of one of the world’s favorite foods draws on botany, archaeology, and culinary history to present a complete and accurate history of chocolate. It begins some 4,000 years ago in the jungles of Mexico and Central America with the chocolate tree, Theobroma Cacao, and the complex pro ..."
""A beautifully written...and illustrated history of the Food of the Gods, from Olmecs to present-day developments."—Chocolatier. This delightful and best-selling tale of one of the world's favorite foods draws upon botany, archaeology, and culinary history to present a complete and accurate history of chocolate. The story begins some 3,000 years ago in the jungles of Mexico and Central America with the chocolate tree, Theobroma Cacao, ..."
"After long weeks of boring, perhaps spoiled sea rations, one of the first things Spaniards sought in the New World undoubtedly was fresh food. Probably they found the local cuisine strange at first, but soon they were sending American plants and animals around the world, eventually enriching the cuisine of many cultures. Drawing on original accounts by Europeans and native Americans, this pioneering work offers the first detailed descri ..."
"Çikolatanın çağlara ve kıtalara yayılan renkli hikyesinin sayfalarını çevirirken eğlenceli anekdotlar, çeşitli kültürlerden kakao ve her türlü yan ürünüyle ilgili tarifler, ritüeller, detlerle karşılaşacaksınız. Afrodizyaktan antidepresana, bağımlılık yaratmasından mutluluk ve neşe vermeye, kalp ve bilimum organlarda yarattığı rahatsızlıklara kadar etkileriyle ilgili doğru/yanlış birçok inancı da bulacaksınız."