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Food History Books
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Salt: A World History (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.75 — 75,582 ratings — published 2002
An Edible History of Humanity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.76 — 6,073 ratings — published 2010
Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.85 — 10,150 ratings — published 2012
In the Devil's Garden: A Sinful History of Forbidden Food (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.67 — 1,298 ratings — published 2002
A History of the World in 6 Glasses (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.81 — 33,117 ratings — published 2005
Food in History (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,600 ratings — published 1973
Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.92 — 24,585 ratings — published 1997
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as food-history)
avg rating 4.19 — 209,303 ratings — published 2006
Near a Thousand Tables: A History of Food (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.69 — 695 ratings — published 2001
Spice: The History of a Temptation (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.64 — 2,544 ratings — published 2004
Swindled: From Poison Sweets to Counterfeit Coffee—The Dark History of the Food Cheats (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.82 — 660 ratings — published 2008
Food: A Culinary History from Antiquity to the Present (European Perspectives)
by (shelved 25 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.95 — 210 ratings — published 1996
Something from the Oven: Reinventing Dinner in 1950s America (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.79 — 874 ratings — published 2004
The Food of a Younger Land: A Portrait of American Food—Before the National Highway System, Before Chain Restaurants, and Before Frozen Food, When the Nation's Food Was Seasonal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.47 — 2,689 ratings — published 2009
Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.78 — 2,782 ratings — published 1985
Milk: The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.62 — 552 ratings — published 2008
Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,244 ratings — published 2005
The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South (ebook)
by (shelved 21 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.87 — 8,079 ratings — published 2017
97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.78 — 3,185 ratings — published 2010
A History of Food in 100 Recipes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.72 — 714 ratings — published 2012
Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.77 — 4,094 ratings — published 2011
The Taste of Conquest: The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.74 — 929 ratings — published 2007
History of Food (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as food-history)
avg rating 4.00 — 409 ratings — published 1987
Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.81 — 5,315 ratings — published 2007
A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.75 — 2,218 ratings — published 2016
Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as food-history)
avg rating 4.08 — 25,708 ratings — published 2013
The True History of Chocolate (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.80 — 1,525 ratings — published 1996
The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.69 — 5,118 ratings — published 2008
The Hungry Empire: How Britain’s Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.96 — 971 ratings — published 2016
Perfection Salad: Women and Cooking at the Turn of the Century (California Studies in Food and Culture, 24)
by (shelved 16 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.80 — 452 ratings — published 1986
Food: The History of Taste (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.98 — 326 ratings — published 2007
White Bread: A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.63 — 820 ratings — published 2012
Much Depends on Dinner: The Extraordinary History and Mythology, Allure and Obsessions, Perils and Taboos of an Ordinary Meal (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.88 — 847 ratings — published 1986
How Carrots Won the Trojan War: Curious (but True) Stories of Common Vegetables
by (shelved 16 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.52 — 587 ratings — published 2011
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.75 — 206,339 ratings — published 2001
Breakfast: A History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.61 — 180 ratings — published 2013
The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as food-history)
avg rating 4.02 — 10,523 ratings — published 2013
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as food-history)
avg rating 4.06 — 58,856 ratings — published 2001
The Secret History of Food: Strange but True Stories About the Origins of Everything We Eat (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.62 — 4,643 ratings — published 2021
The American Plate: A Culinary History in 100 Bites (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.65 — 988 ratings — published 2014
Vanilla: The Cultural History of the World's Favorite Flavor and Fragrance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.71 — 136 ratings — published 2004
The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.96 — 5,194 ratings — published 2005
Ten Restaurants That Changed America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.77 — 1,391 ratings — published
Butter: A Rich History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,100 ratings — published 2016
High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as food-history)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,402 ratings — published 2010
Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.88 — 4,061 ratings — published 2009
Taste: The Story of Britain Through Its Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.92 — 456 ratings — published 2007
Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.69 — 3,012 ratings — published 1999
The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.93 — 660 ratings — published 2007
Paradox of Plenty: A Social History of Eating in Modern America (California Studies in Food and Culture, 8)
by (shelved 13 times as food-history)
avg rating 3.79 — 193 ratings — published 1988
“We're craftspeople, We're folk artists, We're barbecue royalty, We're Black Smoke.”
― Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue
― Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue
“Top Shelf made bold claims asserting it was, “faster than frozen”. The company hired Dick Cavett, the well-known and trusted television personality, for a series of commercials. These dinners had no preservatives, did not require freezing or refrigeration, heated in two minutes, and could be carried to work in one’s briefcase without spoiling. Cavett earnestly sold this innovation by admitting all sounded too good to be true. To battle consumer skepticism, the company pledged twice the money back if dissatisfied. That may have sealed its fate as Top Shelf and its “faster than frozen” process quickly shut down.”
― TV DINNERS UNBOXED: The Hot History of Frozen Meals
― TV DINNERS UNBOXED: The Hot History of Frozen Meals
