The book of chocolate : the amazing story of the world's favorite candy
(2017)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
J/641.337/NEWQUIST,H
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York, New York : Viking, 2017
©2017
©2017
EDITION
First American edition
DESCRIPTION
156 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780670015740, 0670015741
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
What is chocolate, really? -- The mysterious history of chocolate -- Columbus, Cort's, conquistadors, and cocoa -- Pressing chocolate from a bean -- Chocolate meets milk by way of baby formula -- All in the family -- The candy battles -- Chocolate goes to war again -- Chocolate gets rough -- Chocolate branches out -- From bean to bar -- Cocoa chemistry -- The modern makers -- Chocoholics and the cocoa culture
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