Tomato : a global history
Hyman, Clarissa2024
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Abstract: In the history of food, the tomato is a relative newcomer outside its ancestral home in Mesoamerica. And yet, as we devour pizza by the slice, dip French fries in ketchup, delight in a beautiful Bolognese sauce, or savor tomato curries, it would now be impossible to imagine the food cultures of many nations without the tomato. The journey taken by the tomato from its ancestral home in the southern Americas to Europe and back is a riveting story full of culinary discovery, innovation, drama, and dispute. Today, the tomato is at the forefront of scientific advances in cultivation and the study of taste, as well as a popular subject of heritage conservation (heirloom tomato salad, anyone?). But the tomato has also faced challenges every step of the way into our gardens and kitchens--including that eternal question: is it a fruit or a vegetable? In this book, Clarissa Hyman charts the eventful history of this ubiquitous everyday edible that is so often taken for granted. Hyman discusses tomato soup and ketchup, heritage tomatoes, tomato varieties, breeding and genetics, nutrition, tomatoes in Italy, tomatoes in art, and tomatoes for the future. Featuring delicious modern and historical recipes, such as the infamous "man-winning tomato salad" once featured in Good Housekeeping, this is a juicy and informative history of one of our most beloved foods.--Amazon.
Main title:
Tomato : a global history / Clarissa Hyman.
Author:
Hyman, Clarissa, authorCredo Reference (Firm), distributor
Edition:
[Enhanced Credo edition]
Imprint:
London : Reaktion Books, 2019.Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2024.
Collation:
1 online resource (18 entries) : 59 images ; digital files.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.Also available in print version.Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Contents:
1. Origins2. New world to old world3. The Italian tomato4. Elsewhere in Europe5. Back to America6. Soup and ketchup7. Glasshouses and beyond8. Varieties, organics and heirlooms9. Science and technologyRecipes.
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Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781803163482 (electronic version)1789140838 (print)9781789140835 (print)
Dewey class:
635.642
LC class:
SB349
Language:
English
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BRN:
854460
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