Dangerous Taste: Story of Spices
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Dangerous Taste: Story of Spices by Andrew Dalby
This text offers explores the way trade and the search for exotic spices are woven into human history. The author shows how each region became part of what is now a world-wide network of trade - with local consequences ranging from disaster to triumph.
'A fascinating book on spices' - Jeremy Lee, The Guardian
Andrew Dalby, a food historian and linguist, is the author of Siren Feasts: A history of food and gastronomy in Greece, Empire of Pleasures: Luxury and indulgence in the Roman world, a Dictionary of Languages and, with Sally Grainger, The Classical Cookbook. He has been awarded the Sophie Coe Prize in Food History, the Runciman Award, and the Guild of Food Writers Food Book of the Year 2001.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780714127712 |
| ISBN 10 | 071412771X |
| Title | Dangerous Taste: Story of Spices |
| Author | Andrew Dalby |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | British Museum Press |
| Year published | 2002-07-15 |
| Number of pages | 212 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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