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Jollands, Beverley, author.
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641.6526 JOL
Publication Date
2006
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TR DVD 641.6521 EVE
Publication Date
2005
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From chips to gnocchi to saag aloo, potatoes have been around for 6000 years and are the world's most popular vegetable. Globally, we grow 293 million tons a year in thousands of varieties. After discovering potatoes at the foot of the Andes, the Incas were the first to cultivate them. Potatoes were brought to Europe from South America by 16th century Spanish explorers. Legend has it that the crsip was invented by a disgruntled chef reacting to a diner complaining that his potato chips weren't thin enough. In the kitchen, Paul Merrett makes twice-fried chips with garlic mayo, potato pancakes and potato wedges and explains why you need science and a potato ricer to create the perfect mash.
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McNamee, Gregory.
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641.3 MCN
Publication Date
2007
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"Food has functioned both as a source of continuity and a subject of adaptation over the course of human history. But how did humans discover how to grow and consume these foods in the first place? How were they chosen over competing foods? How did they come to be so important to us? In this charming and frequently surprising compendium, Gregory McNamee gathers revelations from history, anthropology, chemistry, biology, and many other fields, and spins them into tales of discovery, complete with delicious recipes from many culinary traditions around the world." "Among the 30 types of food discussed in the course of this alphabetically arranged work are: the apple, the banana, chocolate, coffee, corn, garlic, honey, millet, the olive, the peanut, the pineapple, the plum, rice, the soybean, the tomato, and the watermelon. All of the recipes included with these diverse food histories have been adapted for recreation in the modern kitchen."--BOOK JACKET.
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