Swindled
Format: Hardback
ISBN:
9780719567858 (0719567858)
ASIN: 9780719567858
Publish date: 2008
Publisher: John Murray General Publishing Division
Pages no: 370
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Food And Drink,
Food,
Science,
Health,
Cooking,
Foodie,
Culinary,
Food Writing,
Food History
Wilson has written a comprehensive guide to adulterations, alterations, and substitutions made to our food, ranging from Romans sweetening wine with lead to GMO crops in the modern day. Fascinating! (My status updates contain the examples that most struck me.) Wilson's theory is that there will alw...
An interesting and fairly thorough book about food cheats through history. The author comes to the conclusion that this sort of thing is inevitable, though he is hopeful individuals can be educated to protect themselves at least. I tend to think information could be used more effectively here, but a...
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