Ebook: Potato: a history of the propitious esculent
Author: Reader John
- Tags: Aardappel, Cultuurgeschiedenis, Food crops--History, Kartoffel--Geschichte, Potatis--historia, Potato industry--History, Potatoes--History, Potatoes--Social aspects, Voedselgewassen, Potato industry, Potatoes, Food crops, History, Potatoes -- History, Potatoes -- Social aspects, Potato industry -- History, Food crops -- History, Kartoffel -- Geschichte, Potatis -- historia
- Year: 2009
- Publisher: Yale University Press
- City: New Haven
- Language: English
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Photojournalist Reader (Africa: A Biography of the Continent) traces the humble potato from its roots in the Peruvian Andes to J.R. Simplot's multibillion-dollar-a-year French fry business. Despite its predilection to disease, the potato is a highly adaptable, high-yield, and nutrient-packed foodstuff. While this title focuses primarily on the potato's presence in South America and Europe, it also touches on Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and China-currently the world's largest producer and consumer of potatoes. Verdict: Curiously little attention is paid to the tuber's contributions to the culinary and beverage landscape; the UK subtitle of this work, "The Potato in World History," provides a more accurate description of the focus of the text.
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