Author: Sophie D. Coe Year: 1996 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History
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ISBNs: 9780500282298 9780500290682 0500282293 0500290687 |
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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,
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