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Explore the massive scale of food globalization with A Movable Feast: Ten Millennia of Food Globalization. Published by Cambridge University Press, this book traces the journey of what we eat from the era of hunter-gatherers to our modern world of genetically modified chickens. Author Kenneth F. Kiple details how human actions have altered the course of food history over the last ten thousand years. Learn how pepper was once valued as highly as gold, how onions were used for various medicinal purposes, and how even white bread was once viewed as too nutritious. From hunting water buffalo to the development of salmon farming, this history follows the paths food has taken across the globe. This engaging text provides a deep look at the adventure of food and its impact on human civilization.

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A Movable Feast by Kenneth F. Kiple provides a detailed history of food globalization spanning ten thousand years.

This Cambridge University Press title tracks the evolution of food from hunter-gatherer societies to modern genetically modified chickens.

The book explores how humans have altered the course of food history through practices like farming salmon and hunting water buffalo.

Learn about the historical value and uses of various foods, such as pepper once being worth its weight in gold.

This reference book covers a wide range of culinary history, including the shifting perceptions of foods like white bread and onions.

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hardcover
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Amazon UK
Release Date
30 April 2007
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16 February 2007

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