Why Some Like It Hot: Food, Genes, and Cultural Diversity
By (author): "Gary Paul Nabhan"
Publish Date:
August 10th 2004
ISBN1597260916
ISBN139781597260916
AsinWhy Some Like It Hot: Food, Genes, and Cultural Diversity
Original titleWhy Some Like It Hot: Food, Genes, and Cultural Diversity
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.