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Dangerous Tastes: The Story of Spices - Dalby, Andrew, Professor
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Spices and aromaticsthe powerful, pleasurable, sensual ingredients used in foods, drinks, scented oils, perfumes, cosmetics, and drugshave long been some of the most sought-after substances in the course of human history. In various forms, spices have served as appetizers, digestives, antiseptics, therapeutics, tonics, and aphrodisiacs. "Dangerous Tastes" explores the captivating history of spices and aromatics: the fascination that they have aroused in us, and the roads and seaways by which trade in spices has gradually ...

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Dangerous Tastes: The Story of Spices 2002, University of California Press

ISBN-13: 9780520236745

Trade paperback

Dangerous Tastes: The Story of Spices 2000, University of California Press, Berkeley, CA

ISBN-13: 9780520227897

Hardcover

Dangerous Tastes: The Story of Spices 2000, British Museum Press, London

ISBN-13: 9780714127200

Hardcover