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The Flavor of Cure provides up a captivating, globe trotting story of unquenchable need, obsessed faith, uncooked greed, unpredictable style, and mouth-watering cuisine–in short, the stuff which the world is created. In this interesting, informative, and anecdote-packed background, Michael Krondl, a famous chef made author and food historian, tells the tale of three renowned cities–Venice, Lisbon, and Amsterdam–and how their simple-minded quest for spruce assisted to create (and rebuilding) the American diet and put in place the very first great wave of globalization. Sharing reports and meals with Indian pepper planters, Colonial sailors, and Venetian foodies, Krondl requires every chance to test its many tastes and discover the planet of sometime ago. As you go along, he shows the taste for tart of the few affluent Europeans resulted in excellent crusades, amazing feats of valor, and also wholesale slaughter.As stirring because it is enjoyable, and full of stunning observations, The Taste of Cure provides a powerful perspective how, seeking a nicer meal, the world has been transformed.Praise for The Taste of Conquest“An entirely abundant, completely experienced piece of world history.”–The Ma Globe“As a cook I've often been profoundly fascinated by the aura of herbs.