Items8The creator’s order
  1. 1Salt (2002)Salt (2002) 7.4/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2002Mark Kurlansky's sprawling maritime and overland odyssey tracks the only rock humans eat across thousands of years and multiple continents. From ancient Chinese brine wells and Sahara camel caravans to Celtic salt routes and Gandhi's momentous March to Dandi, the narrative shows how controlling…0
  2. 2COD; A BIOGRAPHY OF THE FISH THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (1997)COD; A BIOGRAPHY OF THE FISH THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (1997) 8.8/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 1997This gripping seafaring chronicle charts how a humble white fish fuelled North Atlantic exploration and sustained the brave Basque sailors who crossed ocean waters before Columbus. Kurlansky navigates turbulent waters from Icelandic fishing banks to Newfoundland's misty shores, charting the…0
  3. 3Banana (2007)Banana (2007) 7.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2007Dan Koeppel embarks on an adventurous trek across Central America, Africa, and Southeast Asia to trace the dramatic global expansion and existential peril of the commercial banana. His investigations reveal a sinister history of corporate imperialism, military coups, and shadowy shipping networks…0
  4. 4Big Oyster New York in the World (2006)Big Oyster New York in the World (2006) 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2006Kurlansky turns his investigative lens onto New York Harbour, tracing how the prolific bivalve shaped the culinary geography and maritime commerce of the New World. Sailing through colonial estuaries, bustling waterfront oyster cellars, and transatlantic export routes, the narrative captures the…0
  5. 5For all the tea in China (2010)For all the tea in China (2010)Published 1 Jan 2010Sarah Rose chronicles the daring Victorian botanical heist orchestrated by Scottish plant hunter Robert Fortune on behalf of the British East India Company. Disguised as a mandarin traveller, Fortune ventured deep into forbidden inland mountain provinces of Qing dynasty China to smuggle out prized…0
  6. 6Peppers (1992)Peppers (1992)Published 1 Jan 1992Journalist Amal Naj undertakes a rollicking cross-continental expedition across South America, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Indian subcontinent to unlock humanity's enduring fascination with chilli peppers. Following the maritime tracks of Christopher Columbus and Portuguese navigators who…0
  7. 7Vanilla (2004)Vanilla (2004) 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2004Culinary historian Patricia Rain journeys from the sacred tropical rainforests of Mesoamerican Totonac culture to the sun-baked orchid plantations of Madagascar, Tahiti, and Réunion. She recounts the treacherous colonial trade routes and delicate hand-pollination discoveries made by an enslaved…0
  8. 8Coffee (2004)Coffee (2004) 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2004Drawing upon his experience as a former coffee buyer, Antony Wild leads an unflinching expedition along the caffeinated trade corridors connecting the Ethiopian highlands and Ottoman coffeehouses to Caribbean slave plantations. The narrative uncovers how a stimulating African bean sparked…0