The Secret History of Food: Strange But True Stories About the Origins of Everything We Eat

A call to foodies and their vagus, food writer Matt Siegel explores the origins of many different aspects of one of life’s inevitable, indispensable obsessions: food. Dispelling folk origins and exploring the science and culture of food through culinary artifacts, Siegel explores the spicy (capsaicin and other literal spices such as vanilla). He has analyzed different historical tomes, scrolls, and journals to uncover the progression of your your food has made it through time and space to reach the eater.

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