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Author : Rebecca Rupp
Release : 2011-01-01
Genre : Gardening
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 689/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis How Carrots Won the Trojan War by : Rebecca Rupp
Download or read book How Carrots Won the Trojan War written by Rebecca Rupp. This book was released on 2011-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the history of vegetables and vegetable gardening.
Author : Rebecca Rupp
Release : 2011-10-07
Genre : Gardening
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 864/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis How Carrots Won the Trojan War by : Rebecca Rupp
Download or read book How Carrots Won the Trojan War written by Rebecca Rupp. This book was released on 2011-10-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover why Roman gladiators were massaged with onion juice before battle, how celery contributed to Casanova’s conquests, how peas almost poisoned General Washington, and why some seventeenth-century turnips were considered degenerate. Rebecca Rupp tells the strange and fascinating history of 23 of the world’s most popular vegetables. Gardeners, foodies, history buffs, and anyone who wants to know the secret stories concealed in a salad are sure to enjoy this delightful and informative collection.
Author : Bernard Evslin
Release : 2023-04-13
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 616/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Trojan War by : Bernard Evslin
Download or read book The Trojan War written by Bernard Evslin. This book was released on 2023-04-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cinematic tale of passion, war, loyalty, betrayal, and retribution “These events I relate are the living seeds, and they will bear bloody fruit, I promise.” So says Ulysses, King of Ithaca, as he recounts the origins of the Trojan War. Renowned Greek mythologist Bernard Evslin masterfully depicts the ten-year war: its beginnings rooted in discord among the gods; the seduction of the famed beauty Helen of Troy; and the spectacular development of the Trojan Horse, Ulysses’ cunning ploy to win the war. Evslin brings to life the dramatic twists and turns of this classic tale of human folly, mortal heroism, and the brutality and brilliance that have come down through the ages.
Author : Adam Alexander
Release : 2022-09-29
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 010/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Seed Detective by : Adam Alexander
Download or read book The Seed Detective written by Adam Alexander. This book was released on 2022-09-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Radio 4's The Food Programme Book of the Year, chosen by Dan Saladino Longlisted for The Art of Eating Prize 2023 ‘If you’re a vegetable growing addict or just curious about their origins, there’s something for everyone in Adam’s new book.’ Rob Smith, TV presenter 'The writing is rich . . . [This book] is a clarion call to think about our food in new ways and carefully consider where it comes from.' New Scientist Meet the Indiana Jones of vegetables on his quest to save our heritage produce. Have you ever wondered how everyday staples such as peas, kale, asparagus, beans, squash and sweetcorn ended up on our plates? Well, so did Adam Alexander. Adam’s passion for heritage vegetables was ignited when he tasted an unusual, sweet and fiery pepper while on a filmmaking project in Ukraine. Smitten by its flavour, he began to seek out local growers of old and near-forgotten varieties in a mission to bring home seeds to grow and share – saving them from being lost forever. In The Seed Detective, Adam tells of his far flung (and closer to home) seed-hunting adventures and reveals the stories behind many of our everyday vegetable heroes. How the common garden pea was domesticated from three wild species over 8,500 years ago, that the first carrots originated in Afghanistan (and were actually purple or red in colour), how Egyptian priests considered it a crime to look at a fava bean and that the Romans were fanatical about asparagus. Join The Seed Detective as he takes us on a journey that began when we left the life of hunter-gatherers to become farmers. Sharing storiesof globalisation, political intrigue, colonisation and serendipity, Adam shows us the vital part vegetables have played in our food story – and how they are the key to our future. ‘Informative, enlightening and entertaining but also important.’ Mark Diacono ‘One of the most inspirational books I have encountered.’ Darina Allen
Author : Joel S. Denker
Release : 2015-10-01
Genre : Cooking
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 866/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Carrot Purple and Other Curious Stories of the Food We Eat by : Joel S. Denker
Download or read book The Carrot Purple and Other Curious Stories of the Food We Eat written by Joel S. Denker. This book was released on 2015-10-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How many otherwise well-educated readers know that the familiar orange carrot was once a novelty? It is a little more than 400 years old. Domesticated in Afghanistan in 900 AD, the purple carrot, in fact, was the dominant variety until Dutch gardeners bred the young upstart in the seventeenth century. After surveying paintings from this era in the Louvre and other museums, Dutch agronomist Otto Banga discovered this stunning transformation. The story of the carrot is just one of the hidden tales this book recounts. Through portraits of a wide range of foods we eat and love, from artichokes to strawberries, The Carrot Purple traces the path of foods from obscurity to familiarity. Joel Denker explores how these edible plants were, in diverse settings, invested with new meaning. They acquired not only culinary significance but also ceremonial, medicinal, and economic importance. Foods were variously savored, revered, and reviled. This entertaining history will enhance the reader’s appreciation of a wide array of foods we take for granted. From the carrot to the cabbage, from cinnamon to coffee, from the peanut to the pistachio, the plants, beans, nuts, and spices we eat have little-known stories that are unearthed and served here with relish.
