The Secret History of Food: Strange but True Stories About the Origins of Everything We Eat (Matt Siegel)

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The Secret History of Food: Strange but True Stories About the Origins of Everything We Eat (Matt Siegel)An irreverent, surprising, and entirely entertaining look at the little known history surrounding the foods we know and love Is Italian olive oil really Italian, or are we dipping our bread in lamp oil? Why are we masochistically drawn to foods that can hurt us, like hot peppers? Far from being a classic American dish, is apple pie actually . . . English? As a species, were hardwired to obsess over food, Matt Siegel explains as he sets out to uncover

she brushes up on the classic cuisines of the North in an attempt to win over J

The book includes more than 100 recipes organized into the following sections:

the elusive food that has captured hearts

Oriol Balaguer

Just as a river continues its course around boulders and obstacles

Why are some so pleasing while others are not

weight-adjustable cooking tool that causes food to cook 20-30% faster by making better contact with the cooking surface

In Time to Eat

Escape to The Artisan Kitchen

More than 150 photographs from award-winning photographer Eric Wolfinger capture the spirit of the people

in Italy even consummate foodies eat the same postcard versions of traditional dishes

and most of all