Chocolate : history, culture, and heritage
BInternational Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) 2010 Award Finalists in the Culinary History category./b bChocolate/b. We all love it, but how much do we really know about it' In addition to pleasing palates since ancient times, chocolate has played an integral role in culture, society, religion, medicine, and economic development across the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. In 1998, the Chocolate History Group was formed by the University of California, Davis, and Mars, Incorporated to document the fascinating story and history of chocolate. This book features fifty-seven essays representing research activities and contributions from more than 100 members of the group. These contributors draw from their backgrounds in such diverse fields as anthropology, archaeology, biochemistry, culinary arts, gender studies, engineering, history, linguistics, nutrition, and paleography. The result is an unparalleled, scholarly examination of chocolate, beginning with ancient pre-Columbian civilizations and ending with twenty-first-century reports. Here is a sampling of some of the fascinating topics explored inside the book:ulli Ancient gods and Christian celebrations: chocolate and religionli Chocolate and the Boston smallpox epidemic of 1764li Chocolate pots: reflections of cultures, values, and timesli Pirates, prizes, and profits: cocoa and early American east coast tradeli Blood, conflict, and faith: chocolate in the southeast and southwest borderlands of North Americali Chocolate in France: evolution of a luxury productli Development of concept maps and the chocolate research portal/ul Not only does this book offer careful documentation, it also features new and previously unpublished information and interpretations of chocolate history. Moreover, it offers a wealth of unusual and interesting facts and folklore about one of the world's favorite foods
eBook, English, 2013
Wiley, Hoboken, N.J., 2013
1 online resource
9781118210222, 1118210220
864907161
""Frontispice""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment""; ""Contributors""; ""Part I: Beginnings and Religion""; ""CHAPTER 1: Cacao Use in Yucatán Among the Pre-Hispanic Maya""; ""Introduction""; ""The Role of Cacao in the Northern Maya Area""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Endnote""; ""References""; ""CHAPTER 2: Tempest in a Chocolate Pot""; ""Introduction""; ""Origin of the Word Cacao""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Endnote""; ""References""; ""CHAPTER 3: Ancient Gods and Christian Celebrations""; ""Introduction"" ""How Cacao Came to Humans""""Contemporary Mayan Ritual Uses of Cacao""; ""Arrival of Christianity""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Endnote""; ""References""; ""CHAPTER 4: Chocolate and Sinful Behaviors""; ""Introduction""; ""Chocolate and the Inquisition""; ""Inquisition Case Records""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Endnote""; ""References""; ""CHAPTER 5: Nation of Nowhere""; ""Introduction""; ""The Nation of Nowhere""; ""NEW LANDS: THE WEST INDIES, VENEZUELA, AND BRAZIL""; ""Colonial America""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References"" ""Part II: Medicine and Recipes""""CHAPTER 6: Medicinal Chocolate in New Spain, Western Europe, and North America""; ""Introduction""; ""Medicinal Chocolate: Indigenous and Early New World Accounts""; ""Chocolate and Medicine in North America: A Sampling of Themes""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Endnote""; ""References""; ""CHAPTER 7: Chocolate and the Boston Smallpox Epidemic of 1764""; ""Introduction""; ""Chocolate and Smallpox Treatment in 18th Century North America""; ""Smallpox in Boston""; ""CONCLUDING COMMENTS ON CHOCOLATE AND 1764 SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC""; ""Acknowledgments"" ""Endnote""""References""; ""CHAPTER 8: From Bean to Beverage""; ""Introduction""; ""Chocolate Recipes""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Endnote""; ""References""; ""CHAPTER 9: Chocolate as Medicine""; ""Introduction""; ""Cookbooks""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Part III: Serving and Advertising""; ""CHAPTER 10: Chocolate Preparation and Serving Vessels in Early North America""; ""Introduction""; ""Preparing Chocolate""; ""Chocolate Pots""; ""Chocolate Drinking in the 19th century""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Endnote""; ""References""
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