num_pages: 160
description: Doughnuts like hot dogs and apple pie are widely seen as a quintessentially American food.But their story is much older one that began in the Old World. Doughnut: A Global History reveals the long history and wide reach of these deep-fried dough delights. Heather Hunswick takes readers on an exciting ride from pre-history to Ancient Egypt and Rome through medieval and Renaissance Europe and up to the New World. Here doughnuts evolved from the open-hearth to the present with its many old and familiar local favorites popular commercial brands and new waves of mouth-watering artisanal creations. Its a story that encompasses not just culinary history but the doughnuts role in art and culture health and social changes and fad and fashion. So pour a cup of coffee and settle in for a great read one sure to delight doughnut lovers and food historians alike.
language: None
title: Doughnut: A Global History
publisher: Reaktion Books