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World of Food
A delicious discovery of what we eat
Written by Sandra Lawrence, illustrated by Violeta Noy
(Templar Books)
Although we know that ‘half of our diet should be fruits and vegetables‘, there is a lot that we do not know about what we and others eat. Sandra Lawrence and Violeta Noy, explain the roles, history and varieties of foods in World of Food. Thereafter, foods are introduced by a breakdown of their essential content. Furthermore, we read of each individual history, and how they’ve been introduced to and used by other countries. What’s more, we read of varieties, alongside how they are eaten.
For example, the tuber has been a vital dietary choice for ‘thousands of years’. In fact, potatoes can be tracked back to Peru and Bolivia ‘possibly as early as 10, 0000 BCE’. However,, in Europe potatoes were so important that Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI ‘wore potato flowers in their clothes’!
Then again, we investigate other foods, from fungi, including dangers and variety, to the yeasts they contain, to rice and wheat. In fact, did you know that congee, ‘a sticky rice breakfast porridge‘ was thought to have been added to the mortar of The Great Wall of China?
This book is current, so that we read about overfishing and meat- free diets. Then again, we’re informed about more anecdotal facts, such as chilli heats and herbs we might include in our cooking.
Like I Ate Sunshine for Breakfast, World of Food is a resourceful, thorough and fascinating title. Bookwagon recommends this book for reading at home, talking about, and then including on school bookshelves.
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