The Taste of Conquest: The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780345480835 (034548083X)
ASIN: 034548083X
Publish date: November 6th 2007
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Travel,
History,
Cultural,
Food And Drink,
Food,
Italy,
Science,
Cooking,
World History,
Food History
A very good look at the role of spice and the acquisition thereof, with the author using the story of three cities -- Venice, Italy; Lisbon, Portugal and Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Lots of little historical details, the blowing up of a few myths and plenty of ideas to fire your imagination. Four st...
12 years ago
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