
Ripe
The Search for the Perfect Tomato
Arthur Allen(Author)
Counterpoint (Publisher)
Published on 1. March 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
300 pages
978-1-58243-712-5 (ISBN)
Description
As savory as any vegetable, as sweet as its fellow fruits, it inspires a cultlike devotion on all continents. The inimitable, versatile tomato has conquered the cuisines of Spain and Italy, and in America it is our most popular garden delicacy. Arthur Allen understands the spell of the tomato and he's our guide to its dramatic story.
He begins by describing in mouthwatering detail the wonder of a truly delicious tomato, and then introduces the man who prospected for wild tomato genes in South America and made them available to tomato breeders. The story of enslaved Mexican Indians in the Florida tomato fields is followed by the tale of how the Chinese army mastered the art of canning tomatoes. Combining reportage, archival research, and innumerable anecdotes in a lively narrative seen through the lens of today's global market, here is a story that will resonate from the greenhouse to the dinner table.
He begins by describing in mouthwatering detail the wonder of a truly delicious tomato, and then introduces the man who prospected for wild tomato genes in South America and made them available to tomato breeders. The story of enslaved Mexican Indians in the Florida tomato fields is followed by the tale of how the Chinese army mastered the art of canning tomatoes. Combining reportage, archival research, and innumerable anecdotes in a lively narrative seen through the lens of today's global market, here is a story that will resonate from the greenhouse to the dinner table.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Berkeley
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
358 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58243-712-5 (9781582437125)
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Person
Arthur Allen, a former Associated Press foreign correspondent, has written for The New York Times Magazine, The New Republic, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Slate, Smithsonian, and Salon. He lives in Washington, D.C.