Told in fascinating detail by Ken Albala, Beans: A History is an instructional book that reads like a novel.” – Charlie Palmer “Here is the first biography of beans presented by Ken Albala in vivid prose. · Albala explores the political, cultural, and linguistic history of our friend the bean. Each chapter focuses on a different type of bean, from the lentil (thought to be the first legume cultivated) to the soy bean (a much later edition to our tables, only having been cultivated a few thousand years ago), including a chapter on poison beans and cryptobeans/5. Over time, the bean has been both scorned as "poor man's meat" and praised as health-giving, even patriotic. Attitudes to this most basic of foodstuffs have always revealed a great deal about a society. Featuring a new preface from author Ken Albala, Beans: A History takes the reader on a fascinating journey across cuisines and cultures/5(29).
A professor of history at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., Albala recognizes that beans — edible seeds from plants that produce pods — have, through the centuries, acquired a. Beans: A History eBook: Albala, Ken: bltadwin.ru: Kindle Store. Skip to main bltadwin.ru Hello Select your address Kindle Store Hello, Sign in. Account Lists Returns Orders. Cart All. Best Sellers Prime New. x Welcome to Eat Your Books! If you are new here, you may want to learn a little more about how this site works. Eat Your Books has indexed recipes from leading cookbooks and magazines as well recipes from the best food websites and blogs.
Here is the first biography of beans, presented by Ken Albala in vivid prose. Gut-buster or aphrodisiac, lowly legume or savior of civilization, the bean is more significant than we ever realized. Darra Goldstein. Beans is a lyrical book. It is a tale well told filled with unusual twists and turns with surprises popping up in almost every paragraph. Albala explores the political, cultural, and linguistic history of our friend the bean. Each chapter focuses on a different type of bean, from the lentil (thought to be the first legume cultivated) to the soy bean (a much later edition to our tables, only having been cultivated a few thousand years ago), including a chapter on poison beans and cryptobeans. A professor of history at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., Albala recognizes that beans — edible seeds from plants that produce pods — have, through the centuries, acquired a.
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