Avocado
A Global History
Published on 13. April 2020
144 pages
978-1-78914-240-2 (ISBN)
Description
The avocado is the iconic food of the twenty-first century. It has gone from a little-known regional food to a social media darling in less than a hundred years. This is an astounding trajectory for a fruit that isn't sweet, becomes bitter when it is cooked and has perhaps the oddest texture of any fruit or vegetable. But the idea that this rich and delicious fruit is also healthy despite being fatty and energy-dense gives it unicorn status among modern eaters, especially millennials.
Through lively anecdotes, colourful pictures and delicious recipes, Jeff Miller explores the meteoric rise of the avocado, from its co-evolution with the megaherbivores of the Pleistocene to its acceptance by the Spanish conquistadores in Mexico and its current dominance of food consumers' imagination.
Through lively anecdotes, colourful pictures and delicious recipes, Jeff Miller explores the meteoric rise of the avocado, from its co-evolution with the megaherbivores of the Pleistocene to its acceptance by the Spanish conquistadores in Mexico and its current dominance of food consumers' imagination.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
File size
12,51 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78914-240-2 (9781789142402)
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Jeff Miller is an Associate Professor of Hospitality Management at Colorado State University. He is the co-author of Food Studies: An Introduction to Research Methods (2009) and was named Culinary Educator of the Year in 2017.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Imprint Page
- Contents
- 1: The History of the Avocado
- 2: Growing Avocados
- 3: Selling an Odd, but Nutritious, Fruit
- 4: Eating Avocados and Other Uses
- Appendix: Types of Avocado
- Recipes
- Further Reading
- Websites and Associations
- Acknowledgements
- Photo Acknowledgements
- Index
