LEADER 03840nam 2200637 450 001 9910797541403321 005 20170918154558.0 010 $a1-4422-4886-6 035 $a(CKB)3710000000471252 035 $a(EBL)4085981 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001544058 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16135028 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001544058 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)12389828 035 $a(PQKB)10060250 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4085981 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000471252 100 $a20160122h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe carrot purple and other curious stories of the food we eat /$fJoel S. Denker 210 1$aLanham, [Maryland] :$cRowman & Littlefield,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (329 p.) 225 1 $aRowman & Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4422-4885-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; THE ALLURE OF ANISE; ""MOON OF THE FAITH"": appreciating the apricot; THE ARTICHODE ""UNDRESSED""; THE ""LASCIVIOUS LEAF"": the lure of arugula; ASPARAGUS: scents and non-scents; THE ""BUTTER PEAR"": the mysterious avocado; THE ""CURIOSITY OF THE INDIES"": the baffling banana; HOLY BASIL; ""IT'S NOT BROCCOLI. IT'S ANDY BOY""; HEAD OF ITS CLASS: the cabbage; THE WILD CAPER; FROM ARABIA TO SCANDINAVIA: a cardamom chronicle; THE CARROT PURPLE; THE NUTTY FRUIT: the captivating cashew; THE CELERY CURE; THE BATTLE OVER THE BEAN: the puzzling chickpea 327 $a""FOOD OF THE GODS"": chocolate""SWEET WOOD"": cinnamon; THE ""NAIL INCENSE"": uncovering the clove; THE ""WINE OF THE BEAN"": coffee; SAVED FROM THE ""TWO-HEADED SERPENT"": the coriander cure; THE ""BITTER BERRY"": reclaiming the cranberry; THE ""BILIOUS"" COWCUMBER: cool as a cucumber; HIDDEN PUNCH: cumin's untold story; A FINE FEATHERED FRIEND: the wonders of dill; THE ""MAD APPLE"": the terrifying eggplant; THE TRUTH ABOUT FINOCCHIO: fragrant fennel; THE ""STINKING ROSE"": the glories of garlic; ""POOR MAN'S MEAT"": the lentil; VIGOR AND VENERY: the story of mint 327 $aTHE ""HAREN TREE"": nutmeg""A TASTE AS OLD AS COLD WATER"": the story of the olive; KNOWING YOUR ONIONS; SWEET FOR SOUR ORANGES; THE ""FRUIT OF ANGELS"": the papaya; FOUND A PEANUT; GIFT OF THE GODS: the pear; HOT COMMODITY: a pepper story; YES, WE HAVE NO ANANAS: the pineapple; THE PRINCELY PISTACHIO; PERSEPHONE'S TEMPTATION: the seductive pomegranate; THE ""WHITE TRUFFLE"": the perplexing potato; HUNTING FOR GOLD: the saga of saffron; THE ""PRINCE OF LEAFY GREENS"": spinach; SEX AND THE SINGLE STRAWBERRY; ""CANDY FROM THE FIELD"": the sweet potato; ""HOMEGROWN TOMATOES"" 327 $aTHE SCENT OF VANILLACRACKING THE WALNUT; ""WHAT THE ANGELS EAT"": the watermelon; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR 330 $aTracing the story of a variety of foods we love from obscurity to familiarity, this lively and informative work will reveal to readers the hidden history behind many of the things we eat. 410 0$aStudies in food and gastronomy. 606 $aFood$vAnecdotes 606 $aFood crops$vAnecdotes 606 $aVegetables$vAnecdotes 606 $aFruit$vAnecdotes 606 $aCooking$vAnecdotes 615 0$aFood 615 0$aFood crops 615 0$aVegetables 615 0$aFruit 615 0$aCooking 676 $a641.3 700 $aDenker$b Joel$01565789 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910797541403321 996 $aThe carrot purple and other curious stories of the food we eat$93835771 997 $aUNINA