World Food: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture and Social Influence from Hunter Gatherers to the Age of Globalization

2124 Pages·2012·20.9 MB·English

by  Mary Ellen Snodgrass

World Food
World Food
An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Social Influence
from Hunter-Gatherers to the Age of Globalization
Mary Ellen Snodgrass
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Snodgrass, Mary Ellen.
World food: an encyclopedia of history, culture, and social influence from
hunter-gatherers to the age of
globalization / Mary Ellen Snodgrass.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-7656-8278-9 (cloth: alk, paper)
1. Food—History—Encyclopedias. 2. Cooking—History—Encyclopedias. I. Title.
TX349.S66 2013
641.303—dc23
2012014375
Printed and bound in the United States
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Every social gathering and holiday is
With a feast begun and terminated;
And before our heads can have their say,
Our bellies must be fully sated.
Pellegrino Artusi
La Scienza in Cucina e l’Arte di Mangiar Bene, 1891
Contents
Volume 1
List of Recipes
Topic Finder
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
A—Z Entries
Abreu, António de, and Francisco Serrao
Additives, Food
Adulterated Food
African Diet and Cuisine, Sub-Saharan
African Food Trade
African Slave Diet
Afterlife and Food
Agribusiness
Agriculture
Agroecology
Airlifts, Food
Alcoholic Beverages
Allergies, Food
Amerindian Diet
Animal Husbandry
Aphrodisiacs
Apicius
Appetizers and Hors d’Oeuvres
Aquaponics
Arab Diet and Cuisine
Arctic Diet and Cuisine
Art, Food in
Asian Food Trade
Athenaeus
Australian Diet and Cuisine
Australian Food Trade
Aztec Diet and Cuisine
Baby Food and Infant Feeding
Bamboo
Barbecue
Barter
Beans and Legumes
Beard, James
Beef
Beer
Biopiracy
Biscuit
Blenders and Food Processors
Blueberries
Boré, Jean Étienne de
Bouillon
Bread
Breadfruit
Breakfast
Brillat-Savarin, Jean Anthelme
British East India Company
Buffalo
Burbank, Luther
Bushmeat
Byzantine Diet and Cuisine
Caching
Cacti
Cajun Diet and Cuisine
Cannibalism
Canning
Cantonese Diet and Cuisine
Caravans
Carbonation and Carbonated Beverages
Carême, Marie-Antoine
Caribbean Diet and Cuisine
Cereal
Charlemagne
Cheese
Chicle and Chewing Gum
Child, Julia
Chili
Chocolate
Chowder
Chutney
Cider
Clipper Ships
Coconut
Cod
Coffee
Columbus, Christopher
Commodity Regulation
Commodity Riots
Condiments
Consumer Protection Laws
Cook, James
Cookbooks
Cooking Schools
Cook-Offs
Cookware
Cooperatives, Food
Coprolites
Corn and Maize
Cortés, Hernán de
Crackers
Creole Diet and Cuisine