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Out of the East

Out of the East

Spices and the Medieval Imagination
Cookbooks & FoodEconomics
Pages
288
Published
2008
Language
English

Synopsis

Paul Freedman explores the history, geography, economics, and culinary tastes of the Middle Ages to reveal the diverse uses of spices. He shows how spices were integral to medieval cuisine, disease treatment, well-being, and religious ceremonies. Their value and aroma fueled commerce and conquest at the dawn of the modern era, making them symbols of beauty, affluence, and grace.

Prose complexity
7/10

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InformativeIntellectualThought-Provoking

Genres

Cookbooks & Food Economics History

About the author

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Paul Freedman

Paul Freedman is a historian whose interests span medieval European history and American food culture. He's the author of books such as The Origins of Peasant Servitude in Medieval Catalonia and Ten Restaurants That Changed America, providing readers with detailed historical accounts.