A Pinch of History — The Secret World Inside Your Spice Rack
Product Details
The ordinary jars in your kitchen were once among the most valuable substances on Earth. A Pinch of History reveals the astonishing secret world inside your spice rack — and how these humble flavors reshaped history.
From spices worth their weight in gold and the trade routes they created to the empires, wars and fortunes they built, this book turns every meal into a taste of world history.
What you’ll discover
- Discover why spices were once worth their weight in gold
- Follow the spice routes that connected the world
- Learn why spices taste and smell as they do
- Explore spices in medicine, belief and power
- See the spices that changed the course of history
Inside this book
- What spices really are + the ancient hunger for spice
- Worth their weight in gold
- The spice routes that connected the world
- Pepper, the king of spices
- The sweet and fragrant spices
- Why spices taste and smell as they do
- The spices that preserved and protected
- Spices, power and fortune
- Spices in medicine and belief
- From precious treasure to kitchen shelf + 100 facts
Who it’s for
Food lovers, history buffs and the curious who want to taste the astonishing stories hidden in their own kitchen.
Why this book
The most extraordinary history is hiding in your cupboard. This book makes your spice rack a doorway into the whole human story.
More "Hidden Histories" to explore
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