Bibliograph

Consider the fork, a history of how we cook and eat, Bee Wilson ; with illustrations by Annabel Lee

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Consider the fork, a history of how we cook and eat, Bee Wilson ; with illustrations by Annabel Lee

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Consider the fork

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

778420435

Responsibility statement

Bee Wilson ; with illustrations by Annabel Lee

Sub title

a history of how we cook and eat

Summary

This book offers a novel approach to food writing, presenting a history of eating habits and mores through the lens of the technologies we use to prepare, serve, and consume food. It tells the history of food through its tools across different eras and continents to present a fully rounded account of humans' evolving relationship to kitchen technology. From the birth of the fork in Italy as it discovered pasta, to culture wars over spoons in Restoration England, and tests for how to choose the perfect pan, this book examines the incredible creations that have shaped how and what we cook. Encompassing inventors, scientists, cooks and chefs, this is the previously unsung history of our kitchens

Table Of Contents

Pots and pans: with rice cooker -- Knife: with mezzaluna -- Fire: with toaster -- Measure: with egg timer -- Grind: with nutmeg grater -- Eat: with tongs -- Ice: with molds -- Kitchen: with coffee

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History of how we cook and eat

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