基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 1996. This wonderfully written account by one of the world's leading experts on Mesoamerica, is the most richly detailed and illustrated investigation into the story of the world's favourite food.
Full Description
Cultivated by slaves, consumed by the elite, paid out as a tribute to conquerors, this tale of one of the world's favourite foods draws upon botany, archaeology, socio-economics and culinary history to provide a complete history of chocolate, beginning 3000 years ago in the jungles of Mexico. The book also includes quotations and old recipes,