History through Food and Cooking (nonfiction)

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Salt: A World History
Salt: A World History 3.75 avg rating — 75,181 ratings
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Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human
Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human 3.88 avg rating — 4,044 ratings
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Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World 3.92 avg rating — 24,365 ratings
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An Edible History of Humanity
An Edible History of Humanity 3.77 avg rating — 6,022 ratings
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Eating the Empire: Food and Society in Eighteenth-Century Britain
Eating the Empire: Food and Society in Eighteenth-Century Britain 4.23 avg rating — 69 ratings
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses
A History of the World in 6 Glasses 3.81 avg rating — 32,788 ratings
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals 4.19 avg rating — 208,906 ratings
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Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat
Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat 3.85 avg rating — 10,085 ratings
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World 4.06 avg rating — 58,656 ratings
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Vanilla: The Cultural History of the World's Favorite Flavor and Fragrance
Vanilla: The Cultural History of the World's Favorite Flavor and Fragrance 3.70 avg rating — 135 ratings
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Food in History
Food in History 3.97 avg rating — 1,596 ratings
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Nathaniel's Nutmeg, or, The True And Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History
Nathaniel's Nutmeg, or, The True And Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History 3.82 avg rating — 5,240 ratings
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Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors
Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors 3.91 avg rating — 1,240 ratings
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Pickled, Potted, and Canned: How the Art and Science of Food Preserving Changed the World
Pickled, Potted, and Canned: How the Art and Science of Food Preserving Changed the World 3.71 avg rating — 203 ratings
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Taste: The Story of Britain Through Its Cooking
Taste: The Story of Britain Through Its Cooking 3.91 avg rating — 454 ratings
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Breakfast: A History
Breakfast: A History 3.60 avg rating — 179 ratings
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Under the Table: A Dorothy Parker Cocktail Guide
Under the Table: A Dorothy Parker Cocktail Guide 4.07 avg rating — 55 ratings
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97 Orchard : An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement
97 Orchard : An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement 3.78 avg rating — 3,170 ratings
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Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food
Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food 4.05 avg rating — 6,842 ratings
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The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads the Menu
The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads the Menu 3.74 avg rating — 2,390 ratings
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The True History of Chocolate
The True History of Chocolate 3.80 avg rating — 1,519 ratings
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Swindled: From Poison Sweets to Counterfeit Coffee—The Dark History of the Food Cheats
Swindled: From Poison Sweets to Counterfeit Coffee—The Dark History of the Food Cheats 3.81 avg rating — 654 ratings
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Dangerous Tastes: The Story of Spices
Dangerous Tastes: The Story of Spices 3.68 avg rating — 214 ratings
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Milk: The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages
Milk: The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages 3.62 avg rating — 550 ratings
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A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression
A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression 3.75 avg rating — 2,207 ratings
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Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine
Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine 3.95 avg rating — 2,742 ratings
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Cuisine and Empire: Cooking in World History
Cuisine and Empire: Cooking in World History 3.93 avg rating — 354 ratings
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Much Depends on Dinner: The Extraordinary History and Mythology, Allure and Obsessions, Perils and Taboos of an Ordinary Meal
Much Depends on Dinner: The Extraordinary History and Mythology, Allure and Obsessions, Perils and Taboos of an Ordinary Meal 3.88 avg rating — 846 ratings
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Siren Feasts
Siren Feasts 4.18 avg rating — 33 ratings
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The Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World
The Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World 3.61 avg rating — 556 ratings
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Pleyn Delit: Medieval Cookery for Modern Cooks
Pleyn Delit: Medieval Cookery for Modern Cooks 4.17 avg rating — 169 ratings
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Perfection Salad: Women and Cooking at the Turn of the Century (California Studies in Food and Culture, 24)
Perfection Salad: Women and Cooking at the Turn of the Century (California Studies in Food and Culture, 24) 3.80 avg rating — 452 ratings
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Something from the Oven: Reinventing Dinner in 1950s America
Something from the Oven: Reinventing Dinner in 1950s America 3.79 avg rating — 870 ratings
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Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal 3.93 avg rating — 50,611 ratings
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The Magic of Fire: Hearth Cooking: One Hundred Recipes for the Fireplace or Campfire
The Magic of Fire: Hearth Cooking: One Hundred Recipes for the Fireplace or Campfire 4.36 avg rating — 47 ratings
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How Carrots Won the Trojan War: Curious (but True) Stories of Common Vegetables
How Carrots Won the Trojan War: Curious (but True) Stories of Common Vegetables 3.52 avg rating — 584 ratings
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Pizza: A Slice of American History
Pizza: A Slice of American History 3.51 avg rating — 92 ratings
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The Comic Book Story of Beer: The World's Favorite Beverage from 7000 BC to Today's Craft Brewing Revolution
The Comic Book Story of Beer: The World's Favorite Beverage from 7000 BC to Today's Craft Brewing Revolution 4.02 avg rating — 1,140 ratings
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Rum: The Epic Story Of The Drink That Conquered The World
Rum: The Epic Story Of The Drink That Conquered The World 3.73 avg rating — 83 ratings
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In the Devil's Garden: A Sinful History of Forbidden Food
In the Devil's Garden: A Sinful History of Forbidden Food 3.67 avg rating — 1,297 ratings
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Spice: The History of a Temptation
Spice: The History of a Temptation 3.64 avg rating — 2,540 ratings
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The Devil's Cup: A History of the World According to Coffee
The Devil's Cup: A History of the World According to Coffee 3.64 avg rating — 2,025 ratings
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The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South
The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South 3.82 avg rating — 1,989 ratings
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Eat My Words: Reading Women's Lives Through the Cookbooks they Wrote
Eat My Words: Reading Women's Lives Through the Cookbooks they Wrote 3.45 avg rating — 143 ratings
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Meathooked: The History and Science of Our 2.5-Million-Year Obsession with Meat
Meathooked: The History and Science of Our 2.5-Million-Year Obsession with Meat 4.05 avg rating — 557 ratings
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A Bite-Sized History of France: Delicious, Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlightenment
A Bite-Sized History of France: Delicious, Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlightenment 4.19 avg rating — 2,062 ratings
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A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression
A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression 3.75 avg rating — 2,207 ratings
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Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation
Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation 4.08 avg rating — 25,638 ratings
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Ice Cream: A Global History
Ice Cream: A Global History 3.42 avg rating — 151 ratings
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Turn Here Sweet Corn: Organic Farming Works
Turn Here Sweet Corn: Organic Farming Works 4.15 avg rating — 463 ratings
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White Bread: A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf
White Bread: A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf 3.63 avg rating — 814 ratings
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Uncorking the Past: The Quest for Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages
Uncorking the Past: The Quest for Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages 3.72 avg rating — 190 ratings
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Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar
Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar 4.16 avg rating — 1,994 ratings
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Johnny Appleseed and the American Orchard: A Cultural History
Johnny Appleseed and the American Orchard: A Cultural History 3.82 avg rating — 51 ratings
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It's the Cookie, Mr. President
It's the Cookie, Mr. President 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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The Untold History of the Potato
The Untold History of the Potato 3.82 avg rating — 473 ratings
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The American Plate: A Culinary History in 100 Bites
The American Plate: A Culinary History in 100 Bites 3.65 avg rating — 979 ratings
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Eating with Emperors: 150 Years of Dining with Emperors, Kings, Queens . . . and the Occasional Maharajah (The Miegunyah Volumes, 120)
Eating with Emperors: 150 Years of Dining with Emperors, Kings, Queens . . . and the Occasional Maharajah (The Miegunyah Volumes, 120) 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings
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The Anatomy of Dessert: With a Few Notes on Wine
The Anatomy of Dessert: With a Few Notes on Wine 3.42 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Southern Food
Southern Food 4.23 avg rating — 62 ratings
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Monet's Palate Cookbook: The Artist & His Kitchen Garden At Giverny
Monet's Palate Cookbook: The Artist & His Kitchen Garden At Giverny 4.40 avg rating — 85 ratings
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Six Thousand Years of Bread: Its Holy and Unholy History
Six Thousand Years of Bread: Its Holy and Unholy History 3.81 avg rating — 183 ratings
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Glass and Gavel: The U.S. Supreme Court and Alcohol
Glass and Gavel: The U.S. Supreme Court and Alcohol 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
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The Food of a Younger Land: A Portrait of American Food—Before the National Highway System, Before Chain Restaurants, and Before Frozen Food, When the Nation's Food Was Seasonal
The Food of a Younger Land: A Portrait of American Food—Before the National Highway System, Before Chain Restaurants, and Before Frozen Food, When the Nation's Food Was Seasonal 3.47 avg rating — 2,682 ratings
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The Curiosities of Food: Or the Dainties and Delicacies of Different Nations Obtained from the Animal Kingdom
The Curiosities of Food: Or the Dainties and Delicacies of Different Nations Obtained from the Animal Kingdom 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings
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High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America
High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America 4.19 avg rating — 1,389 ratings
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Isn't This Plate Indian? Dalit Histories and Memories of Food
Isn't This Plate Indian? Dalit Histories and Memories of Food 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Vegetarian America: A History
Vegetarian America: A History 3.38 avg rating — 32 ratings
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Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World: A History
Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World: A History 3.99 avg rating — 1,591 ratings
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Food Is Love: Advertising and Gender Roles in Modern America
Food Is Love: Advertising and Gender Roles in Modern America 3.46 avg rating — 46 ratings
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A Bowl Of Red: A Natural History of Chili con Carne
A Bowl Of Red: A Natural History of Chili con Carne 4.06 avg rating — 65 ratings
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Salt, Sweat & Steam: The Fiery Education of an Accidental Chef
Salt, Sweat & Steam: The Fiery Education of an Accidental Chef 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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All Manners of Food: Eating and Taste in England and France from the Middle Ages to the Present
All Manners of Food: Eating and Taste in England and France from the Middle Ages to the Present 3.26 avg rating — 34 ratings
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Punch: The Delights (and Dangers) of the Flowing Bowl
Punch: The Delights (and Dangers) of the Flowing Bowl 4.24 avg rating — 467 ratings
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Portland: A Food Biography
Portland: A Food Biography 4.13 avg rating — 38 ratings
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Last Dinner On the Titanic: Menus and Recipes From the Great Liner
Last Dinner On the Titanic: Menus and Recipes From the Great Liner 4.09 avg rating — 454 ratings
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Edible Memory: The Lure of Heirloom Tomatoes and Other Forgotten Foods
Edible Memory: The Lure of Heirloom Tomatoes and Other Forgotten Foods 3.37 avg rating — 54 ratings
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The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell
The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell 3.95 avg rating — 5,152 ratings
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Hog and Hominy: Soul Food from Africa to America
Hog and Hominy: Soul Food from Africa to America 3.66 avg rating — 98 ratings
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 4.04 avg rating — 445,096 ratings
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The Social Life of Coffee: The Emergence of the British Coffeehouse
The Social Life of Coffee: The Emergence of the British Coffeehouse 3.80 avg rating — 119 ratings
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Turning the Tables: Restaurants and the Rise of the American Middle Class, 1880-1920
Turning the Tables: Restaurants and the Rise of the American Middle Class, 1880-1920 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Charlemagne's Tablecloth: A Piquant History of Feasting
Charlemagne's Tablecloth: A Piquant History of Feasting 3.43 avg rating — 75 ratings
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Against the Grain: How Agriculture Has Hijacked Civilization
Against the Grain: How Agriculture Has Hijacked Civilization 3.98 avg rating — 440 ratings
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For God, Country, and Coca-Cola
For God, Country, and Coca-Cola 3.90 avg rating — 815 ratings
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The Taste of Conquest: The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice
The Taste of Conquest: The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice 3.74 avg rating — 926 ratings
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Good Spirits: A New Look at Ol' Demon Alcohol
Good Spirits: A New Look at Ol' Demon Alcohol 4.21 avg rating — 38 ratings
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A Short History of the American Stomach
A Short History of the American Stomach 2.98 avg rating — 148 ratings
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Ireland’s Green Larder: The Definitive History of Irish Food and Drink
Ireland’s Green Larder: The Definitive History of Irish Food and Drink 4.16 avg rating — 58 ratings
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Seven Deadly Sins and One Very Naughty Fruit
Seven Deadly Sins and One Very Naughty Fruit 3.57 avg rating — 86 ratings
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The Domestic Revolution: How the Introduction of Coal into Victorian Homes Changed Everything
The Domestic Revolution: How the Introduction of Coal into Victorian Homes Changed Everything 4.17 avg rating — 798 ratings
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Setting the Table for Julia Child: Gourmet Dining in America, 1934–1961
Setting the Table for Julia Child: Gourmet Dining in America, 1934–1961 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Seeds of Change: Six Plants That Transformed Mankind
Seeds of Change: Six Plants That Transformed Mankind 3.82 avg rating — 621 ratings
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An Antebellum Plantation Household : Including the South Carolina Low Country Receipts and Remedies of Emily Wharton Sinkler
An Antebellum Plantation Household : Including the South Carolina Low Country Receipts and Remedies of Emily Wharton Sinkler 3.96 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Barbecue: A Global History
Barbecue: A Global History 3.20 avg rating — 25 ratings
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The Taste of Country Cooking
The Taste of Country Cooking 4.43 avg rating — 1,479 ratings
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Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World
Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World 3.69 avg rating — 2,998 ratings
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Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing
Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing 4.03 avg rating — 4,655 ratings
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Taste of the Nation: The New Deal Search for America's Food
Taste of the Nation: The New Deal Search for America's Food 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Dinner with the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House
Dinner with the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House 4.04 avg rating — 1,130 ratings
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