Chocolate

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International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) 2010Award Finalists in the Culinary History category. 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the chocolate researchportal Not only does this book offer careful documentation, it alsofeatures new and previously unpublished information andinterpretations of chocolate history.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.

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Louis E. Grivetti

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Food Science & Technology Food Writing & Reference Geschichte History Hospitality Hotelgewerbe, Gastronomie u. Touristik Lebensmittelforschung u. -technologie Lebensmittel-Literatur u. -Nachschlagewerke Social & Cultural History Sozial- u. Kulturgeschichte

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"Food studies scholars will appreciate the final chapter, whichlays out promising areas for future research. The content of thisbook is deep, rich, sometimes dark, and emphatically not to bedigested in a single sitting; rather, it needs to be slowly savoredover time in small servings." (CHOICE, August 2009) "Provides lots of chocolate-related trivia to introduce at yournext party." (inform, February 2010) "This book provides detailed information and interpretations ofchocolate history and a wealth of unusual and interesting facts andfolklore about one of the world's favorite foods." (ChemistryWorld, October 2009) "Eleven appendixes, including a comprehensive chocolate timeline and a guide to library research etiquette; an index (notseen); and 64 pages of color plates complete this impressivetextbook. Recommended for academic libraries and large publiclibraries." (Library Journal, April 2009) "Each essay has extensive references and often numerousendnotes; these are academic articles intended for a scholarlyreadership." (The Gastronomer's Bookshelf, April 2009) "Chocolate: History, Culture and Heritage is a scholarlytome, full of articles on chocolate's connection to anthropology,agriculture, religion, ethics, art, medicine and technology."(New York Times, March, 2009) "A collection of 56 essays edited by Louis E. Grivetti andHoward-Yana Shapiro, which traces the confection's path frompre-Columbian times to its worldwide proliferation in both culinaryand medical uses in Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa."(HistoryChannel.com, February 2009)
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