Rum - A Global History

Informationen zum Autor Richard Foss is a food historian and journalist. He has written for many publications including Time Out magazine, Easy Reader newspaper and Los Angeles CityBeat , and has contributed to Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia (2011). Klappentext "Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!" A favorite of pirates, the molasses-colored liquid brings to mind clear blue seas, weather-beaten sailors, and port cities filled with bar wenches. But enjoyment of rum spread far beyond the scallywags of the Caribbean--Charles Dickens savored it in punch, Thomas Jefferson mixed it into omelets, Queen Victoria sipped it in navy grog, and the Kamehameha Kings of Hawaii drank it straight up. In Rum , Richard Foss tells the colorful, secret history of a spirit that not only helped spark the American Revolution but was even used as currency in Australia. This book chronicles the five-hundred-year evolution of rum from a raw spirit concocted for slaves to a beverage savored by connoisseurs. Charting the drink's history, Foss shows how rum left its mark on religious rituals--it remains a sacramental offering among voodoo worshippers--and became part of popular songs and other cultural landmarks. He also includes recipes for sweet and savory rum dishes and obscure drinks, as well as illustrations of rum memorabilia from its earliest days to the tiki craze of the 1950s. Fast-paced and well written, Rum will delight any fan of mojitos and mai tais. Zusammenfassung Richard Foss chronicles the evolution of rum from a raw spirit concocted for slaves five hundred years ago! to a beverage savoured by connoisseurs. Rum: A Global History features recipes for sweet and savoury rum dishes! obscure but delicious rum drinks! and many unusual illustrations of rum memorabilia.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Foss, Foss Richard
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2012
• EAN: 9781861899262
• ISBN: 978-1-86189-926-2
• No. of pages: 144
• Series: The Edible Series; Edible; Edible; The Edible Series
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink > Drinks; Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte, Essen und Trinken: Spirituosen, Liköre und Cocktails, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Food & society, Spirits & cocktails, Social and cultural history, Spirits, liqueurs and cocktails, COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / Bartending & Cocktails, Cultural studies: food and society, COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / Spirits