| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 254 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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text file PDF rda |
| Series |
Arts and traditions of the table : perspectives on culinary history |
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Arts and traditions of the table.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
More than just the beloved base ingredient of so many of our favorite dishes, the tomato has generated both profound riches and controversy in its farming, processing, exchange, and consumption. It is a crop infused with national pride and passion for those who grow it, and a symbol of Old World nostalgia for those who claim its history and legacy. Over time, the tomato has embodied a range of values and meanings. From its domestication in Central America, it has traveled back and forth across the Atlantic, powering a story of aspiration and growth, agriculture and industry, clas. |
| Contents |
"Strange and horrible things" -- Death by vegetables -- "They are to be enjoyed" -- Pasta al pomodoro -- "Authentic italian gravy" -- The autarchical tomato -- The tomato conquest. |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Cooking (Tomatoes)
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Tomatoes -- Italy.
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Tomatoes -- History.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- General.
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COOKING -- General.
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Cooking (Tomatoes) (OCoLC)fst01753208
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Tomatoes. (OCoLC)fst01152373
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Italy. (OCoLC)fst01204565
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gentilcore, David. Pomodoro!. New York : Columbia University Press, 2010 (DLC) 2009052786 |
| ISBN |
9780231525503 (electronic book) |
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0231525508 (electronic book) |
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023115206X (hc.) |
| Standard No. |
10.7312/gent15206 doi |
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