How New World Foods Came To Old World Kitchens: A Fascinating Look At Food: History On Recipe Cards (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798529811788)

This is a unique and well-written book. Lots of great recipes and interesting stories to go along with every recipe and ingrediant. A must have for any chef.

The introduction of New World foods to Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries saved millions of people from starvation and enormously increased the entire world's food resources and tremendous population growth. The book tells this dramatic story.
What's in "The Taste Makers"?:
-History on recipe cards
-The paleo-indians
-The europeans
-Peppers, sweet and hot
-A story of corn
-The potato eaters
-The sweet potato mystery
-Tomato treasures
-Honoring the maya with squashes and pumpkins
-The clinging vine
-Amaranth
-Chocolate
-The marriage of vanilla
-Cassava
-That's peanuts? Wow!
-The avocado, a vegetable-fruit
-Pineapple, the edible bromeliad