Precious Cargo

How Foods From the Americas Changed The World

Nonfiction, Food & Drink, Food Writing, History
Cover of the book Precious Cargo by Dave DeWitt, Counterpoint Press
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Author: Dave DeWitt ISBN: 9781619023888
Publisher: Counterpoint Press Publication: May 26, 2014
Imprint: Counterpoint Language: English
Author: Dave DeWitt
ISBN: 9781619023888
Publisher: Counterpoint Press
Publication: May 26, 2014
Imprint: Counterpoint
Language: English

IACP Award winner for Culinary History: This fascinating true story is “a treasure” (Weekly Alibi).

Precious Cargo tells the tale of how foods from the western hemisphere conquered the globe and saved it from mass starvation. Focusing heavily on American foods, specifically the lowly crops that became commodities—plus one gobbling protein source, the turkey—Dave DeWitt describes how these foreign and often suspect temptations were transported around the world, transforming cuisines and the very fabric of life on the planet.

Organized thematically by foodstuff, Precious Cargo delves into the botany, zoology, and anthropology connected to New World foods—often uncovering surprising individuals who were responsible for their spread and influence, including traders; brutish conquerors; a Scottish millionaire obsessed with a single fruit; and a British lord and colonial governor with a passion for peppers, to name a few.

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IACP Award winner for Culinary History: This fascinating true story is “a treasure” (Weekly Alibi).

Precious Cargo tells the tale of how foods from the western hemisphere conquered the globe and saved it from mass starvation. Focusing heavily on American foods, specifically the lowly crops that became commodities—plus one gobbling protein source, the turkey—Dave DeWitt describes how these foreign and often suspect temptations were transported around the world, transforming cuisines and the very fabric of life on the planet.

Organized thematically by foodstuff, Precious Cargo delves into the botany, zoology, and anthropology connected to New World foods—often uncovering surprising individuals who were responsible for their spread and influence, including traders; brutish conquerors; a Scottish millionaire obsessed with a single fruit; and a British lord and colonial governor with a passion for peppers, to name a few.

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