Edible Series
Pizza: A Global History
$31.95 – Hardcover book / Reaktion Books
You can choose thin crust, Chicago deep-dish or Sicilian; there are countless ways to create the dish called pizza, and the debate over the best way to cook it never ends. Carol Helstosky documents the fascinating histor... Buy or find out more →
Cheese: A Global History
$24.95 – Hardcover book / Reaktion Books
If you ever wondered how cheese was invented – and where, and when, and even why – then Cheese is the book for you. Until now there has been no global history of cheese: here it is at last, succinct, authoritative with t... Buy or find out more →
Olive: A Global History
$29.95 – Hardcover book / Reaktion Books
Olive: A Global History is one of the first books to delve deeply into one of the world’s most mythical foods. It’s also an everyday food: the oil from the olive fruit is present in our modern-day diet. Featuring a wealt... Buy or find out more →
Apple: A Global History
$29.95 – Hardcover book / Reaktion Books
Apple: A Global History explores the cultural and culinary importance of a fruit born in the mountains of Kazakhstan that has traversed the globe, and became a favourite almost everywhere. Featuring many mouth-watering i... Buy or find out more →
Tea: A Global History
$24.95 – Hardcover book / Reaktion Books
In Tea: A Global History, Helen Saberi explores the rich and fascinating history of tea. She looks at the economic and social uses of tea, which was used as currency during the Tang Dynasty, and combined with Tango danci... Buy or find out more →
Ice Cream: A Global History
$24.95 – Hardcover book / Reaktion Books
It’s called gelato in Italy and glida in Israel, and it can be found on the dessert menu in most restaurants throughout the world, as well as in the majority of home freezers. Ice cream, once considered a treat for the e... Buy or find out more →
Whiskey: A Global History
$24.95 – Hardcover book / Reaktion Books
In Whiskey, Kevin R. Kosar delivers an informative, concise narrative of the drink’s history, from its obscure medieval origins to the globally traded product that it is today. Kosar charts how the technique of distillat... Buy or find out more →
Spices A Global History
$24.95 – Paperback book / Reaktion Books
Focusing on the five premier spices – black pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and the chili pepper – and also relating the stories of many others, Spices tracks spices’ influence as they travelled through the globe. Cont... Buy or find out more →
Soup: A Global History
$24.95 – Hardcover book / Reaktion Books
From the restorative powers of chicken soup to the warmth of a bowl of chowder on a wintry night, there is no food quite as comforting as soup. Soup, as Janet Clarkson tells us, is the first true culinary creation of hum... Buy or find out more →
Sandwich: A Global History
$24.95 – Hardcover book / Reaktion Books
The origin of the sandwich can be traced to a very precise historical figure: John Montagu, the Fourth Earl of Sandwich, who, (sometime before 1762) being too busy to stop for dinner, asked for some cold beef to be broug... Buy or find out more →
Potato: A Global History
$24.95 – Hardcover book / Reaktion Books
From its obscure Pre-Columbian beginnings in the Andes Mountains of South America to its global stardom today, the story of the potato is one of rags to riches. Potato tells the captivating tale of an allegedly lowly veg... Buy or find out more →
Pancake: A Global History
$28.95 – Hardcover book / Reaktion Books
In Pancake, Ken Albala recounts the illustrious history of pancakes around the world, from Greek and Roman times, to the Middle Ages, to the present. Today, whether it be maple syrupladen flapjacks in North America, inje... Buy or find out more →
Dates: A Global History
$24.95 – Hardcover book / Reaktion Books
Dates have an important role in their arid homeland of the Middle East, where they are a dietary staple. The fruit can be consumed fresh or dried, as a snack or a dessert, and are even thought to have aphrodisiac qualiti... Buy or find out more →
Champagne: A Global History
$29.95 – Hardcover book / Reaktion Books
Everyone loves ‘bubbly’. From the smash of a bottle on the side of a new ship to the pop of the cork at a gathering, champagne signals celebration, fun and camaraderie, all over the world. This book is for those who not ... Buy or find out more →
Caviar: A Global History
$24.95 – Hardcover book / Reaktion Books
Caviar: piquant, luxurious, and decadent, it is renowned the world over as an iconic delicacy. Caviar: A Global History looks back to the food’s indulgent heyday, as well as relating its effect on the lives of the people... Buy or find out more →
Curry: A Global History
$29.95 – Hardcover book / Reaktion Books
Curry is one of the most widely used and misused terms in the culinary lexicon. Rarely used by Indians to describe their food, the word has become a catchall for any Indian dish, or Indian food in general. Curry: A Globa... Buy or find out more →
Milk: A Global History
$24.95 – Hardcover book / Reaktion Books
In Milk Hannah Velten explores the myths and misconceptions surrounding the liquid, one that through its links with child birth and sustenance has retained a curious hold on human interest. Modern milk processing produce... Buy or find out more →
Bread: A Global History
$29.95 – Hardcover book / Reaktion Books
Bread: A Global History is an innovative mix of traditional history, cultural history, travelogue and cookbook. William Rubel begins with the probable invention of bread in the Fertile Crescent approximately 20,000 years... Buy or find out more →
Pie: A Global History
$24.95 – Paperback book / Reaktion Books
A celebration of the pie as well as a hugely informative history, Pie taps into the increasingly popular vein of books on culinary history, and will satisfy the appetites of those with a particular interest in the histor... Buy or find out more →
Hamburger: A Global History
$28.95 – Hardcover book / Reaktion Books
The hamburger has been a staple of American culture for the last century, both a source of gluttonous joy and a recurrent obstacle to healthy eating. Now the full beauty of the burger in all its forms is explored in Hamb... Buy or find out more →
Hot Dog A Global History
$26.95 – Paperback book / Reaktion Books
Served in a fresh soft bun, and adorned with your choice of mustard, ketchup, chilli, sauerkraut, coleslaw, pickles, relish, sliced tomatoes, hot peppers and fried or fresh onion, the hot dog must surely be one of the wo... Buy or find out more →
Cake: A Global History
$24.95 – Hardcover book / Reaktion Books
What birthday, wedding, bar mitzvah or children’s party would be complete without a cake? In nutritional terms cake is completely unnecessary, and yet it plays a crucial role in celebrations and rituals within the majori... Buy or find out more →
Chocolate: A Global History
$29.95 – Hardcover book / Reaktion Books
Redolent of everything sensual and hedonistic, chocolate is adored around the world, and has been since the Spanish first encountered cocoa beans in South America in the sixteenth century. Chocolate is seen as magical, a... Buy or find out more →