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A Dark History of Chocolate

Author : Emma Kay
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 1526768313
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book A Dark History of Chocolate written by Emma Kay and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2021-11-01 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Dark History of Chocolate looks at our long relationship with this ancient ‘food of the Gods’. The book examines the impact of the cocoa bean trade on the economies of Britain and the rest of Europe, as well as its influence on health, cultural and social trends over the centuries. Renowned food historian Emma Kay takes a look behind the façade of chocolate – first as a hot drink and then as a sweet – delving into the murky and mysterious aspects of its phenomenal global growth, from a much-prized hot beverage in pre-Colombian Central America to becoming an integral part of the cultural fabric of modern life. From the seductive corridors of Versailles, serial killers, witchcraft, medicine and war to its manufacturers, the street sellers, criminal gangs, explorers and the arts, chocolate has played a significant role in some of the world’s deadliest and gruesome histories. If you thought chocolate was all Easter bunnies, romance and gratuity, then you only know half the story. This most ancient of foods has a heritage rooted in exploitation, temptation and mystery. With the power to be both life-giving and ruinous.

True History of Chocolate 3e

Author : Sophie D. Coe
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 050077093X
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book True History of Chocolate 3e written by Sophie D. Coe and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2013-06-28 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A beautifully written . . . and illustrated history of the Food of the Gods, from the Olmecs to present-day developments.”—Chocolatier This delightful tale of one of the world’s favorite foods draws on botany, archaeology, and culinary history to present a complete and accurate history of chocolate. It begins some 4,000 years ago in the jungles of Mexico and Central America with the chocolate tree, Theobroma Cacao, and the complex processes necessary to transform its bitter seeds into what is now known as chocolate. This was centuries before chocolate was consumed in generally unsweetened liquid form and used as currency by the Maya and the Aztecs after them. The Spanish conquest of Central America introduced chocolate to Europe, where it first became the drink of kings and aristocrats and then was popularized in coffeehouses. Industrialization in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries made chocolate available to all, and now, in our own time, it has become once again a luxury item. The third edition includes new photographs and revisions throughout that reflect the latest scholarship. A new final chapter on a Guatemalan chocolate producer, located within the Pacific coastal area where chocolate was first invented, brings the volume up-to-date.

The Book of Chocolate

Author : Harvey P. Newquist
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0670015741
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Chocolate written by Harvey P. Newquist and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From its origin as the sacred, bitter drink of South American rulers to the familiar candy bars sold by today's multimillion dollar businesses, people everywhere have fallen in love with chocolate, the world's favorite flavor...Join science author HP Newquist as he explores chocolate's fascinating history."--

Bitter Chocolate

Author : Carol Off
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780702236853
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (368 download)

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Download or read book Bitter Chocolate written by Carol Off and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'You'll never look at chocolate the same way again.' Quill & Quire (Canada) Chocolate is synonymous with pleasure, but the real story of chocolate is often far from sweet. Bitter Chocolate begins by tracing the fascinating origins and lore of the cocoa craze while showing that exploitation and inequity have always been closely tied to chocolate production throughout its long history. The modern heart of Bitter Chocolate is Carol Off's inside look at the situation in the Ivory Coast in West Africa, which produces nearly half of the world's cocoa beans. Ground-breaking and eye-opening, Bitter Chocolate is a social history, a passionate, personal investigative account and a brave exposé of the workings of a multi-billion-dollar industry that has institutionalised misery as it has served our pleasures.

Great Moments in Chocolate History

Author : Howard-Yana Shapiro
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426214987
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Great Moments in Chocolate History written by Howard-Yana Shapiro and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with irresistible facts and photos, this beautiful gift book reveals the untold story chocolate, of the world's favorite indulgence. Did you know that M&Ms were invented for WWII soldiers as the chocolate that wouldn't melt in their hands? Or that Marie Antoinette had her own personal chocolate maker? Or that Thomas Jefferson predicted that chocolate would outstrip coffee as the most popular drink in America? Featuring 20 sinfully delicious chocolate recipes from around the world, this entertaining romp through chocolate history will delight chocoholics everywhere.

Chocolate

Author : Louis E. Grivetti
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118210220
Total Pages : 1556 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (182 download)

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Download or read book Chocolate written by Louis E. Grivetti and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 1556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) 2010 Award Finalists in the Culinary History category. Chocolate. We all love it, but how much do we really know about it? In addition to pleasing palates since ancient times, chocolate has played an integral role in culture, society, religion, medicine, and economic development across the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. In 1998, the Chocolate History Group was formed by the University of California, Davis, and Mars, Incorporated to document the fascinating story and history of chocolate. This book features fifty-seven essays representing research activities and contributions from more than 100 members of the group. These contributors draw from their backgrounds in such diverse fields as anthropology, archaeology, biochemistry, culinary arts, gender studies, engineering, history, linguistics, nutrition, and paleography. The result is an unparalleled, scholarly examination of chocolate, beginning with ancient pre-Columbian civilizations and ending with twenty-first-century reports. Here is a sampling of some of the fascinating topics explored inside the book: Ancient gods and Christian celebrations: chocolate and religion Chocolate and the Boston smallpox epidemic of 1764 Chocolate pots: reflections of cultures, values, and times Pirates, prizes, and profits: cocoa and early American east coast trade Blood, conflict, and faith: chocolate in the southeast and southwest borderlands of North America Chocolate in France: evolution of a luxury product Development of concept maps and the chocolate research portal Not only does this book offer careful documentation, it also features new and previously unpublished information and interpretations of chocolate history. Moreover, it offers a wealth of unusual and interesting facts and folklore about one of the world's favorite foods.

Bitter Chocolate

Author : Carol Off
Publisher : New Press, The
ISBN 13 : 1595589848
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (955 download)

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Download or read book Bitter Chocolate written by Carol Off and published by New Press, The. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This shocking exposé of the corruption and exploitation at the heart of the multibillion-dollar cocoa industry is “an astounding eye-opener that takes no prisoners” (Quill & Quire, starred review). Bitter Chocolate is both an absorbing social history and a passionate investigation into an industry that has institutionalized abuse as it indulges our whims. Award-winning journalist Carol Off traces the fascinating evolution of chocolate from the sixteenth century banquet table of Montezuma’s Aztec court to the bustling factories of Hershey, Cadbury, and Mars. In what will be a shocking revelation to many, Off exposes how slavery and injustice remain a key aspect of its production even today. In the Ivory Coast, the world’s leading producer of cocoa beans, profits from the multibillion-dollar chocolate industry fuel bloody civil war and widespread corruption. Faced with pressure from a crushing “cocoa cartel” demanding more beans for less money, poor farmers have turned to the cheapest labor pool possible: thousands of indentured children who pick the beans but have never themselves known the taste of chocolate. “Bitter Chocolate is less a book about chocolate than it is a study of racism, imperialism and oppression as told through the lens of a single commodity.” —The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

The New Taste of Chocolate

Author : Maricel E. Presilla
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 158008950X
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book The New Taste of Chocolate written by Maricel E. Presilla and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated with new chapters on the environmental and geopolitical impact of cacao production and the latest health findings, a visual reference incorporates new photography and 30 original or revised recipes for chocolate foods ranging from the sweet to the savory.

Chocolate

Author : Kay Frydenborg
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0544175662
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (441 download)

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Download or read book Chocolate written by Kay Frydenborg and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2015 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating account for teen readers that captures the history, science, and economic and cultural implications of the harvesting of cacao and creation of chocolate. Readers of Chew On This and The Omnivore's Dilemma will savor this rich exposé.

Chocolate Chocolate

Author : Frances Park
Publisher : Thomas Dunne Books
ISBN 13 : 9780312652937
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (529 download)

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Download or read book Chocolate Chocolate written by Frances Park and published by Thomas Dunne Books. This book was released on 2011-05-10 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When their beloved father died suddenly, authors Frances and Ginger Park (To Swim Across the World) comforted themselves with chocolates and mused on opening a confectionery shop with their small inheritance. The idea felt right to them--"a shop our late father would've loved just by virtue of its contents: chocolates and daughters"--and despite their inexperience, they decide to go for it, with their mother as silent partner. In 1984, on the day f their Washington, D.C., store, named Chocolate Chocolate, opened, they already were beset with difficulties, from crumbling walls and cracking floors installed by a shoddy, shady contractor to trying to conjure strategies to gain attention and sales. Bit by bit, their clientele grows; the sisters write fondly and often humorously of the recurring characters in their new, chocolate-centric lives, from favorite customers to the kooky sales rep who becomes an employee and dear friend. They easily move between musings on friendship and family, all the while offering inspiration and valuable lessons for budding entrepreneurs. The recipe for their house truffle rounds out this appealing, engaging memoir that's sure to appeal to a range of readers, chocoholics or not. --Publishers Weekly

The Chocolate Therapist

Author : Julie Nygard
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1684421918
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (844 download)

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Download or read book The Chocolate Therapist written by Julie Nygard and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An updated edition to a classic book about the amazing benefits of everyone's favorite food: Chocolate! Dark chocolate sales are on the rise as people embrace the concept that chocolate can truly be good for them. But how do they know what to eat, how much, and which kinds are the best? The Chocolate Therapist answers these questions and more. This book has everything a person needs to know to select the best chocolate for health. Both informative and entertaining, it includes alphabetized ailments, each with a chocolate recommendation, followed by supporting research as to how and why it helps the body. The Chocolate Therapist also includes a collection of chocolate necessities: Wine & chocolate pairing section with over 40 wines and three chocolate pairings for each wine. Wine aroma and chocolate flavor wheels to help readers discovers new flavors and combinations in both the wines and the chocolates. The Chocolate Bible: A unique compilation of websites, chocolate companies, international brands and research sites. A""Where Do You Hide Your Chocolate"" section, a laugh-out-loud chapter for anyone who has ever hidden a piece of chocolate Over 60 alphabetized ailments from Alzheimer's to Weight Loss The Chocolate Therapist helps readers discover what author Julie Nygard has known for years. The only difference between guilt-ridden and guilt-free chocolate enjoyment is simply education, and this book has it all!

The Secret Life of Chocolate

Author : Marcos Patchett
Publisher : Aeon Books
ISBN 13 : 9781911597063
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book The Secret Life of Chocolate written by Marcos Patchett and published by Aeon Books. This book was released on 2020-04-16 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Secret Life of Chocolate is a book about chocolate. Not the sweet, mass-produced fatty confection most of us are familiar with, though. This is about old-school chocolate - pre-Colombian, Central American, bitter-spicy-foamy-intense-blow-your-socks-off chocolate. Chocolate beverages made with roasted beans, water, spices, and indigenous plants. The book delves into the ancient history of the human relationship with the cocoa bean tree, Theobroma cacao, dissects the pharmacological properties of chocolate to the fullest possible extent, and divulges the mythical and magical associations of human interactions with this incredible plant.

Chocolate Unwrapped

Author : Rowan Jacobsen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781931229319
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (293 download)

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Download or read book Chocolate Unwrapped written by Rowan Jacobsen and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detailing the positive physical and psychological effects of chocolate, this book explores its colorful history, botany, and chemistry. Explaining the science behind chocolate, common myths about chocolate--that it causes acne, allergies, migraines, and hyperactivity--are dispelled, and its benefits--tannins in chocolate actually help prevent cavities--are revealed. Providing medical information relating to chocolate's high antioxidant levels and beneficial effects in terms of heart disease, cancer, aging, stroke, and Alzheimer's disease, the book also includes information regarding chocolate's mental health benefits. The included recipes provide a multitude of healthy ways to eat chocolate, from flourless chocolate cake to Mexican mole, and a comprehensive list of resources shows chocolate lovers where to find the best-quality chocolates around the world.

On the Chocolate Trail

Author : Deborah Prinz
Publisher : Jewish Lights Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1580234879
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book On the Chocolate Trail written by Deborah Prinz and published by Jewish Lights Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The next time you pick up a piece of chocolate, consider that you are partaking in an aspect of Jewish history. Explore the surprising Jewish connections to chocolate in this historical and gastronomic adventure through cultures, countries, centuries and religions. Rabbi Deborah Prinz draws from her world travels on the trail of chocolate to enchant chocolate lovers of all backgrounds as she unwraps tales of Jews in the early chocolate trade to how Jewish values infuse chocolate today. She shows the intersections of Jews, pre-Columbians, Catholics and Protestants along the chocolate trail and the lasting rituals involving chocolate that the world¿s faith traditions still share. Tasty tidbits include: ¿ Chocolate making in seventeenth-century Amsterdam, home to the largest and wealthiest Jewish community of its time, was known as a special Jewish industry. ¿ Bayonne chocolate makers today advertise that Jews brought chocolate making to France. ¿ Chocolate Hanukkah gelt may have developed from St. Nicholas customs. ¿ Jews pioneered chocolate in North America as successful and well-known American colonial Jewish merchants such as Abraham Lopez and Nathan Simson traded cacao and manufactured chocolate. ¿ A born-again Christian businessman in the Midwest marketed his caramel chocolate bar as a ¿Noshy,¿ after the Yiddish word for ¿snack.¿ ¿ Jewish values of caring for the needy, pursuing economic justice, protecting the environment and promoting sustainability feed into the organic and fair trade chocolate businesses of today.

A Dark History of Tea

Author : Seren Charrington Hollins
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 1526761610
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book A Dark History of Tea written by Seren Charrington Hollins and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2020-07-08 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at Britain’s storied history with the beloved beverage, including slavery, war, drug smuggling, fortune telling, and the economy’s globalisation. A Dark History of Tea looks at our long relationship with this most revered of hot beverages. Renowned food historian Seren Charrington-Hollins digs into the history of one of the world’s oldest beverages, tracing tea’s significance on the tables of the high and mighty as well as providing relief for workers who had to contend with the ardours of manual labour. This humble herbal infusion has been used in burial rituals, as a dowry payment for aristocrats; it has fuelled wars and spelled fortunes as it built empires and sipped itself into being an integral part of the cultural fabric of British life. This book delves into the less tasteful history of a drink now considered quintessentially British. It tells the story of how, carried on the backs of the cruelty of slavery and illicit opium smuggling, it flowed into the cups of British society as an enchanting beverage. Chart the exportation of spices, silks and other goods like opium in exchange for tea, and explain how the array of good fortunes—a huge demand in Britain, a marriage with sugar, naval trade and the existence of the huge trading firms—all spurred the first impulses of modern capitalism and floated countries. The story of tea takes the reader on a fascinating journey from myth, fable and folklore to murky stories of swindling, adulteration, greed, waging of wars, boosting of trade in hard drugs and slavery and the great, albeit dark engines that drove the globalisation of the world economy. All of this is spattered with interesting facts about tea etiquette, tradition and illicit liaisons making it an enjoyable rollercoaster of dark discoveries that will cast away any thoughts of tea as something that merely accompanies breaks, sit downs and biscuits. Praise for A Dark History of Tea “The author gathers many of the dangerous and morbid events throughout tea history and compiles them into one well-researched book. An entertaining read for anyone looking for interesting tea history.” —Sara Shacket, Tea Happiness

The Book of Chocolate

Author : Jeanne Bourin
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 2080202464
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Chocolate written by Jeanne Bourin and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the original Flammarion title, The Book of Chocolate, this lavishly illustrated book, now edited and brought up to date, takes readers on a journey through the history and production of the world's most seductive confection: chocolate. Learn how the cocoa bean, first enjoyed by the Aztecs, has traveled around the globe to produce endless variations of chocolate. Through the eyes of food critics, chefs, journalists, and historians, this book explores the rich history of chocolate, along with a modern-day investigation of its many flavors and forms. A list of tantalizing recipes and a guide to the finest purveyors of chocolate worldwide make this volume indispensable to chocolate lovers everywhere. If the list of recipes is not enough to bring out the chocoholic in you, just look at the delicious illustrations, specially commissioned photographs, rare vintage posters, and fine paintings all in honor of this favorite confection.

Chocolate Memorabilia

Author : Donna S. Baker
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780764311536
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (115 download)

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Download or read book Chocolate Memorabilia written by Donna S. Baker and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2001 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This tasteful book showcases Victorian to modern advertising, packaging, and other sweet memorabilia all related to chocolate products. Shown are beautifully decorated boxes, cocoa tins, candy bars, trade cards, recipe booklets, candy molds, and porcelain chocolate pots. Includes brief history of the Wilbur Chocolate Company, manufacturing information, price guide.