The World on a Plate

The World on a Plate
Author :
Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 386
Release :
ISBN-13 : 9780698194069
ISBN-10 : 0698194063
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The World on a Plate by : Mina Holland

Download or read book The World on a Plate written by Mina Holland and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eat your way around the world without leaving your home in this mouthwatering cultural history of 100 classic dishes. Best Culinary Travel Book (U.K.), Gourmand World Cookbook Awards Finalist for the Fortnum & Mason Food Book Award “When we eat, we travel.” So begins this irresistible tour of the cuisines of the world, revealing what people eat and why in forty cultures. What’s the origin of kimchi in Korea? Why do we associate Argentina with steak? Why do people in Marseille eat bouillabaisse? What spices make a dish taste North African versus North Indian? What is the story behind the curries of India? And how do you know whether to drink a wine from Bourdeaux or one from Burgundy? Bubbling over with anecdotes, trivia, and lore—from the role of a priest in the genesis of Camembert to the Mayan origins of the word chocolate—The World on a Plate serves up a delicious mélange of recipes, history, and culinary wisdom to be savored by food lovers and armchair travelers alike.


The World on a Plate Related Books

The World on a Plate
Language: en
Pages: 386
Authors: Mina Holland
Categories: Cooking
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-05-26 - Publisher: Penguin

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Eat your way around the world without leaving your home in this mouthwatering cultural history of 100 classic dishes. Best Culinary Travel Book (U.K.), Gourmand
The Third Plate
Language: en
Pages: 498
Authors: Dan Barber
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014 - Publisher: Penguin

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"[A] renowned chef ... Barber explores the evolution of American food from the "first plate," or industrially-produced, meat-heavy dishes, to the "second plate"
The Edible Atlas
Language: en
Pages: 428
Authors: Mina Holland
Categories: Cooking
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-03-06 - Publisher: Canongate Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

'A delight to read' RACHEL KHOO Shortlisted for the 2015 Fortnum & Mason Food Book Award Winner of UK's Best Culinary Travel Book in the Gourmand World Cookbook
Passport on a Plate
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Diane Simone Vezza
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-05-21 - Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Easy recipes and whimsical illustrations share the beauty of food and culinary history from around the globe with young readers in this cookbook with dishes fro
Jack Stein's World on a Plate
Language: en
Pages: 280
Authors: Jack Stein
Categories: Cooking
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-07-26 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

“In the past 20 years there have been huge movements in the way we British think about produce. As someone is involved in that conversation I have seen it cha