The Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780571199518 (0571199518)
Publish date: June 1st 1998
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
I do so love these food biographies. This is actually one of the better ones that I've read. Potatoes are a humble food, of course, which is exactly why they've had such an impact where they've been grown and eaten. Potatoes are relatively easy to grow, with relatively high yields, and relatively ea...