Salad
Subtitle: a global history
By: Judith Weinraub
Series: Edible series; Edible
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9781780236582
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Salads; Edible Plants; History
Description: Light, healthy, and easily tossed together-- salads have been a staple throughout human history. They come in a variety for forms and feature as both side and main dishes in a range of regional cuisines. Weinraub explores their history, from a simple assemblage of wild plants to their current position as the quintessential health food.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-117) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: In the beginning there was lettuce : salad as medicine; title: Salads catch on; title: European and American salads : plain and not so plain; title: New countries embrace salads in the 20th and 21st centuries; title: Salad dressings and salad siblings; title: From lettuce leaves to farmers' markets and foam; title: Appendix : celebrity salads; title: Recipes.