Why Some Like It Hot

Why Some Like It Hot Food, Genes, and Cultural Diversity

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Publisher's Synopsis

Natural historian Gary Paul Nabhan takes us on a culinary odyssey to solve the puzzles posed by the 'ghosts of evolution' hidden within every culture and its traditional cuisine. We learn how various ethnic cuisines formerly protected their traditional consumers from both infectious and nutrition-related diseases.

Book information

ISBN: 9781597260916
Publisher: Island Press
Imprint: Island Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 394.12
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 233
Weight: 286g
Height: 210mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 18mm