1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990000634040403321

Autore

Capurso, Michele

Titolo

SUL CALCOLO ELASTO-PLASTICO DELLE PIASTRE CIRCOLARI E DELLE VOLTE DI RIVOLUZIONE RIBASSATE IN REGIME DI GRANDI SPOSTAMENTI / CAPURSO M.,RAMASCO R.

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Napoli : Univ.degli studi di Nap., 1969

Locazione

DINSC

Collocazione

07 X/329

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910966736903321

Autore

Smith Andrew F.

Titolo

Potato : a global history / / Andrew F. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Reaktion Books, , 2013

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2023

ISBN

9786613589019

9781280493782

128049378X

9781861899972

1861899971

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (144 pages)

Collana

; Edible

Disciplina

641.3/521

641.352109

Soggetti

Food - History

Potatoes

Food and society

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.



Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction  1. The Wild and Domesticated Potato 2. The Potato Diaspora 3. The European Potato Famine 4. The Culinary Potato 5. The Commercial Potato 6. The Cultural Potato 7. The Global Potato Today and Tomorrow  Recipes References Select Bibliography Websites and Associations Acknowledgements Photo Acknowledgements Index

Sommario/riassunto

From its obscure pre-Columbian beginnings in South America to its global popularity today, the story of the potato is one of rags to riches. In Potato, esteemed culinary historian Andrew F. Smith reveals the captivating story of a once lowly vegetable that has changed - and continues to change - the world.    First domesticated by prehistoric people in the Andes, the potato has since been adopted by cultures all over the globe. After its discovery by Europeans, governments and monarchs encouraged the people to farm it because it was so nutritious and easy to grow, but its new position as the staple of the poor meant mass starvation in nineteenth-century Ireland when potato blight wiped out the crops. The potato was also adopted by cooks in India and in China, which is now the world's largest potato producer.    Despite its popularity, in this era of both fast food and health consciousness, the potato is now suffering negative publicity for the very quality for which it was lauded by our forefathers: being a good source of carbohydrate. But is it fair to blame the humble spud for our habit of covering it with butter or sour cream or deep-frying it in oil?    Potato is a captivating account of the history, economy, politics and gastronomy behind this beloved tuber. Like a well-dressed baked potato, this book will both comfort and satisfy the reader.