World on a Plate: A Sweeping Global History Told Through the Meals People Ate in War, Weddings, Funerals, Markets, Temples, Palaces, Prisons, and Kitchens

History is rarely told through the food people ate.Yet every meal contains a story.From the first bread baked fourteen thousand years ago to the global dinner table of today, The World on a Plate explores the extraordinary history hidden behind ordinary meals.Inside, readers will discover:• The world's earliest known bread makers• How bread and beer helped build ancient Egypt• Why food offerings c...