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by Howard-Yana Shapiro,Louis E. Grivetti

Author: Howard-Yana Shapiro,Louis E. Grivetti
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 1 edition (March 3, 2009)
Language: English
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Chocolate : history, culture, and heritage, Louis Evan Grivetti . The present book contains 56 chapters written by members of our chocolate history team.
p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978-0-470-12165-8 (cloth) 1. Chocolate–History. The story of chocolate is traced from earliest pre-Columbian times, through uses by Central American societies prior to European arrival, through the global spread of cacao trees to Africa and Asia, through Caribbean and South American trade, and ultimately the culinary and medical uses of chocolate in Europe, North America, and globally.
Louis Evan Grivetti, PHD, is Professor Emeritus, Department of Nutrition, at the University of California, Davis. His honors include the Nutrition Foundation's Book Award for the best nutrition book published in 1977, Food: The Gift of Osiris. From 1987 to 1990, he was the Institute of Food Technologists Scientific Lecturer for the United States.
In 1998, the Chocolate History Group was formed by the University of California, Davis, and Mars, Incorporated to document the fascinating story and history of chocolate
In 1998, the Chocolate History Group was formed by the University of California, Davis, and Mars, Incorporated to document the fascinating story and history of chocolate. These contributors draw from their backgrounds in such diverse fields as anthropology, archaeology, biochemistry, culinary arts, gender studies, engineering, history, linguistics, nutrition, and paleography
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These contributors draw from their backgrounds in such diverse fields as anthropology, archaeology, biochemistry, culinary arts, gender studies, engineering, history, linguistics, nutrition, and paleography.
In 1998, the Chocolate History Group was formed by the University of California, Davis, and Mars, Incorporated to document the fascinating story and history of chocolate. These contributors draw from their backgrounds in such diverse fields as anthropology, archaeology, biochemistry, culinary arts, gender studies, engineering, history, linguistics, nutrition, and paleography.
Street Date: March 1, 2009. In 1998, the Chocolate History Group was formed by the University of California, Davis, and Mars, Incorporated to document the fascinating story and history of chocolate.
chocolate has played an integral role in culture, society. Chocolate and Religion (Louis Grivetti and Beatriz Cabezon). Chapter 4: Chocolate and Sinful Behaviors. Inquisition Testimonies (Beatriz Cabezon and Louis Grivetti). Chapter 5: Nation of Nowhere. PART 2: MEDICINE AND RECIPES.
Chocolate : History, Culture, and Heritage. International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) 2010 Award Finalists in the Culinary History category. We all love it, but how much do we really know about it? In addition to pleasing palates since ancient times, chocolate has played an integral role in culture, society, religion, medicine, and economic development across the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Chocolate. We all love it, but how much do we really knowabout it? In addition to pleasing palates since ancient times,chocolate has played an integral role in culture, society,religion, medicine, and economic development across the Americas,Africa, Asia, and Europe.
In 1998, the Chocolate History Group was formed by theUniversity of California, Davis, and Mars, Incorporated to documentthe fascinating story and history of chocolate. This book featuresfifty-seven essays representing research activities andcontributions from more than 100 members of the group. Thesecontributors draw from their backgrounds in such diverse fields asanthropology, archaeology, biochemistry, culinary arts, genderstudies, engineering, history, linguistics, nutrition, andpaleography. The result is an unparalleled, scholarly examinationof chocolate, beginning with ancient pre-Columbian civilizationsand ending with twenty-first-century reports.
Here is a sampling of some of the fascinating topics exploredinside the book:
Ancient gods and Christian celebrations: chocolate andreligion
Chocolate and the Boston smallpox epidemic of 1764
Chocolate pots: reflections of cultures, values, and times
Pirates, prizes, and profits: cocoa and early American eastcoast trade
Blood, conflict, and faith: chocolate in the southeast andsouthwest borderlands of North America
Chocolate in France: evolution of a luxury product
Development of concept maps and the chocolate researchportal
Not only does this book offer careful documentation, it alsofeatures new and previously unpublished information andinterpretations of chocolate history. Moreover, it offers a wealthof unusual and interesting facts and folklore about one of theworld's favorite foods.