"Begins with the origins of the cacao tree and follows the story up to today's mass-produced chocolate candy and its expensive boutique counterparts...A pleasure not just for chocoholics but for anyone who enjoys lively, thorough historical sleuthing via the printed page." [Gourmet] (Cover)
Sophie D. Sophie Dobzhansky Coe Poradie kníh (chronologicky)
Sophie D. Coe bola antropológka a historička jedla, známa najmä svojou prácou o histórii čokolády. Svoje výskumy v oblasti pôvodných kuchýň Nového sveta, ktoré zahŕňali rozsiahle materiály o čokoláde, zavŕšila významnými publikáciami. Jej dielo je cenené pre svoju hĺbku a detailné skúmanie kulinárskej histórie.
After long weeks of boring, perhaps spoiled sea rations, one of the first things Spaniards sought in the New World was undoubtedly fresh food. Drawing on original accounts by Europeans and native Americans, this work offers a description of the cuisines of the Aztecs, the Maya, and the Inca.