Apple: A Global History

(Hardback)

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Apple: A Global History explores the cultural and culinary importance of a fruit born in the mountains of Kazakhstan that has traversed the globe, and became a favourite almost everywhere. Featuring many mouth-watering illustrations, this exploration of the planet's most popular fruit also includes apple recipes from around the world, including what is believed to be the first recorded apple recipe from Roman gourmand Marcus Apicius, as well as a guide to selecting the best apples.

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"A fun, smartly written series appropriate for a popular audience that likes to eat . . . the Edible series books provide level-headed and enjoyable overviews of food culture . . . These will create a little library that any foodie will be proud to show off . . . aesthetically pleasing volumes with decent content that would make good presents."--Winterthur Portfolio, on the Edible series

Author Bio

Erika Janik is a freelance writer and a producer at Wisconsin Public Radio. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including Midwest Living, Wisconsin Trails and Wisconsin Magazine of History and Mental Floss. She's also the author of A Short History of Wisconsin (2010), Odd Wisconsin (2007) and Madison: A History of a Model City (2010).