Food & Drink Histories (nonfiction)

1.
Salt: A World History
Salt: A World History 3.75 avg rating β€” 75,180 ratings
2.
Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World 3.92 avg rating β€” 24,362 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 β€” 58,655 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 β€” 6,842 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 β€” 2,998 ratings
6.
Breakfast: A History
Breakfast: A History 3.60 avg rating β€” 179 ratings
7.
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals 4.19 avg rating β€” 208,903 ratings
8.
An Edible History of Humanity
An Edible History of Humanity 3.77 avg rating β€” 6,022 ratings
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Caffeinated: How Our Daily Habit Helps, Hurts, and Hooks Us
Caffeinated: How Our Daily Habit Helps, Hurts, and Hooks Us 3.59 avg rating β€” 1,096 ratings
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Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World
Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World 3.81 avg rating β€” 5,281 ratings
11.
The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell
The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell 3.95 avg rating β€” 5,151 ratings
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Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human
Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human 3.88 avg rating β€” 4,044 ratings
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Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us 4.01 avg rating β€” 32,460 ratings
14.
Food in History
Food in History 3.97 avg rating β€” 1,596 ratings
15.
Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit
Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit 3.96 avg rating β€” 4,507 ratings
15.
The Book of Tea
The Book of Tea 3.85 avg rating β€” 16,842 ratings
17.
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 β€” 2,025 ratings
17.
Eating Animals
Eating Animals 4.21 avg rating β€” 80,069 ratings
17.
The Food of a Younger Land: A Portrait of American Foodβ€”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 Foodβ€”Before the National Highway System, Before Chain Restaurants, and Before Frozen Food, When the Nation's Food Was Seasonal 3.47 avg rating β€” 2,682 ratings
20.
Seeds of Change: Six Plants That Transformed Mankind
Seeds of Change: Six Plants That Transformed Mankind 3.82 avg rating β€” 621 ratings
21.
A History of the World in 6 Glasses
A History of the World in 6 Glasses 3.81 avg rating β€” 32,786 ratings
21.
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 β€” 58 ratings
23.
Why We Shouldn't Drink Alcohol
Why We Shouldn't Drink Alcohol 4.04 avg rating β€” 24 ratings
24.
What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew: From Fox Hunting to Whistβ€”the Facts of Daily Life in 19th-Century England
What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew: From Fox Hunting to Whistβ€”the Facts of Daily Life in 19th-Century England 3.85 avg rating β€” 5,732 ratings
25.
100 Vegetables and Where They Came From
100 Vegetables and Where They Came From 3.93 avg rating β€” 72 ratings
25.
Garlic, an Edible Biography: How the World's Most Pungent Food Changed the Course of History, Medicine, and Cuisine
Garlic, an Edible Biography: How the World's Most Pungent Food Changed the Course of History, Medicine, and Cuisine 3.65 avg rating β€” 106 ratings
27.
Tea: The Drink that Changed the World
Tea: The Drink that Changed the World 3.71 avg rating β€” 570 ratings
27.
Food and Feast in Tudor England
Food and Feast in Tudor England 3.98 avg rating β€” 80 ratings
29.
Bound to the Fire: How Virginia's Enslaved Cooks Helped Invent American Cuisine
Bound to the Fire: How Virginia's Enslaved Cooks Helped Invent American Cuisine 3.78 avg rating β€” 222 ratings
30.
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto 4.07 avg rating β€” 118,655 ratings
31.
Beyond Bratwurst: A History of Food in Germany
Beyond Bratwurst: A History of Food in Germany 4.31 avg rating β€” 29 ratings
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Dethroning the Deceitful Pork Chop: Rethinking African American Foodways from Slavery to Obama
Dethroning the Deceitful Pork Chop: Rethinking African American Foodways from Slavery to Obama 4.33 avg rating β€” 9 ratings
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Food in Medieval Times
Food in Medieval Times 3.69 avg rating β€” 71 ratings
33.
The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks
The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks 4.17 avg rating β€” 385 ratings
35.
Food: A Culinary History from Antiquity to the Present
Food: A Culinary History from Antiquity to the Present 3.95 avg rating β€” 209 ratings
36.
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 β€” 143 ratings
37.
The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South
The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South 3.82 avg rating β€” 1,988 ratings
38.
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 3.75 avg rating β€” 206,251 ratings
39.
Milk! A 10,000-Year Food Fracas
Milk! A 10,000-Year Food Fracas 3.62 avg rating β€” 1,823 ratings
40.
Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol
Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol 3.86 avg rating β€” 905 ratings
41.
For All the Tea in China: Espionage, Empire and the Secret Formula for the World's Favourite Drink
For All the Tea in China: Espionage, Empire and the Secret Formula for the World's Favourite Drink 3.78 avg rating β€” 4,227 ratings
41.
Vanilla: Travels in Search of the Ice Cream Orchid
Vanilla: Travels in Search of the Ice Cream Orchid
by: Tim Ecott
3.69 avg rating β€” 243 ratings
41.
Squeezed: What You Don't Know About Orange Juice (Yale Agrarian Studies Series)
Squeezed: What You Don't Know About Orange Juice (Yale Agrarian Studies Series) 3.42 avg rating β€” 173 ratings
41.
Pizza: A Slice of American History
Pizza: A Slice of American History 3.51 avg rating β€” 92 ratings
41.
Candy: A Century of Panic and Pleasure
Candy: A Century of Panic and Pleasure 3.75 avg rating β€” 359 ratings
41.
Portland: A Food Biography
Portland: A Food Biography 4.13 avg rating β€” 38 ratings
41.
Jane Austen and Food
Jane Austen and Food 3.90 avg rating β€” 246 ratings
41.
Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine
Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine 3.95 avg rating β€” 2,742 ratings
41.
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 β€” 85 ratings
41.
Around the World in Eighty Wines: Exploring Wine One Country at a Time
Around the World in Eighty Wines: Exploring Wine One Country at a Time 3.54 avg rating β€” 107 ratings
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The Seven Culinary Wonders of the World: A History of Honey, Salt, Chile, Pork, Rice, Cacao, and Tomato
The Seven Culinary Wonders of the World: A History of Honey, Salt, Chile, Pork, Rice, Cacao, and Tomato 3.48 avg rating β€” 88 ratings
41.
Brooklyn in Love: A Delicious Memoir of Food, Family, and Finding Yourself
Brooklyn in Love: A Delicious Memoir of Food, Family, and Finding Yourself 3.63 avg rating β€” 260 ratings
41.
The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It
The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It 3.54 avg rating β€” 8,763 ratings
41.
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 β€” 7 ratings
41.
Scoff: A History of Food and Class in Britain
Scoff: A History of Food and Class in Britain 3.77 avg rating β€” 1,027 ratings
41.
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 β€” 798 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 β€” 1,591 ratings
58.
A Social History of Tea
A Social History of Tea 4.01 avg rating β€” 140 ratings
58.
Pandora's Lunchbox: How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal
Pandora's Lunchbox: How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal 3.88 avg rating β€” 2,403 ratings
58.
The American Plate: A Culinary History in 100 Bites
The American Plate: A Culinary History in 100 Bites 3.65 avg rating β€” 979 ratings
58.
For God, Country, and Coca-Cola
For God, Country, and Coca-Cola 3.90 avg rating β€” 815 ratings
58.
The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks
The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks 4.02 avg rating β€” 10,453 ratings
58.
Honeybee Hotel: The Waldorf Astoria's Rooftop Garden and the Heart of NYC
Honeybee Hotel: The Waldorf Astoria's Rooftop Garden and the Heart of NYC 3.70 avg rating β€” 66 ratings
58.
Coffee and Coffeehouses: The Origins of a Social Beverage in the Medieval Near East
Coffee and Coffeehouses: The Origins of a Social Beverage in the Medieval Near East 3.73 avg rating β€” 120 ratings
65.
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 β€” 584 ratings
65.
Black Drink: A Native American Tea
Black Drink: A Native American Tea 3.84 avg rating β€” 19 ratings
65.
The Year of Drinking Adventurously: 52 Ways to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
The Year of Drinking Adventurously: 52 Ways to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone 3.88 avg rating β€” 25 ratings
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Banquet at Delmonico's: Great Minds, the Gilded Age, and the Triumph of Evolution in America
Banquet at Delmonico's: Great Minds, the Gilded Age, and the Triumph of Evolution in America 3.40 avg rating β€” 68 ratings
65.
The Hive: The Story of the Honeybee and Us
The Hive: The Story of the Honeybee and Us 3.71 avg rating β€” 359 ratings
70.
Potato: A History of the Propitious Esculent
Potato: A History of the Propitious Esculent 3.82 avg rating β€” 473 ratings
70.
Mendel in the Kitchen: A Scientist's View of Genetically Modified Foods
Mendel in the Kitchen: A Scientist's View of Genetically Modified Foods 3.93 avg rating β€” 194 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 β€” 2,390 ratings
70.
Beyond the Pale: The Story of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beyond the Pale: The Story of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. 3.92 avg rating β€” 594 ratings
70.
Delmonico's: A History
Delmonico's: A History 3.75 avg rating β€” 8 ratings
70.
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 β€” 10,085 ratings
76.
Food in Time and Place: The American Historical Association Companion to Food History
Food in Time and Place: The American Historical Association Companion to Food History 3.79 avg rating β€” 14 ratings
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The Archaeology of Food and Warfare: Food Insecurity in Prehistory
The Archaeology of Food and Warfare: Food Insecurity in Prehistory it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β€” 1 rating
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Thomas Jefferson's Creme Brulee: How a Founding Father and His Slave James Hemings Introduced French Cuisine to America
Thomas Jefferson's Creme Brulee: How a Founding Father and His Slave James Hemings Introduced French Cuisine to America 3.50 avg rating β€” 929 ratings
76.
Eating the Empire: Food and Society in Eighteenth-Century Britain
Eating the Empire: Food and Society in Eighteenth-Century Britain 4.23 avg rating β€” 69 ratings
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Cheese and Culture: A History of Cheese and its Place in Western Civilization
Cheese and Culture: A History of Cheese and its Place in Western Civilization 3.64 avg rating β€” 258 ratings
81.
The Zen of Fish: The Story of Sushi, from Samurai to Supermarket
The Zen of Fish: The Story of Sushi, from Samurai to Supermarket 3.78 avg rating β€” 2,597 ratings
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Seeds of Deception: Exposing Industry and Government Lies About the Safety of the Genetically Engineered Foods You're Eating
Seeds of Deception: Exposing Industry and Government Lies About the Safety of the Genetically Engineered Foods You're Eating 4.18 avg rating β€” 570 ratings
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A Curious History of Food and Drink
A Curious History of Food and Drink 3.22 avg rating β€” 194 ratings
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The People's Place: Soul Food Restaurants and Reminiscences from the Civil Rights Era to Today
The People's Place: Soul Food Restaurants and Reminiscences from the Civil Rights Era to Today 4.08 avg rating β€” 25 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 β€” 814 ratings
81.
A History of the World in 6 Glasses
A History of the World in 6 Glasses 3.81 avg rating β€” 32,786 ratings
87.
The Secret Life of Lobsters: How Fishermen and Scientists Are Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Favorite Crustacean
The Secret Life of Lobsters: How Fishermen and Scientists Are Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Favorite Crustacean really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 4,597 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 β€” 454 ratings
87.
The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food
The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food 3.69 avg rating β€” 5,103 ratings
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Sugar-Plums and Sherbet
Sugar-Plums and Sherbet 4.36 avg rating β€” 11 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 β€” 550 ratings
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All the King's Cooks: The Tudor Kitchens of King Henry VIII at Hampton Court Palace
All the King's Cooks: The Tudor Kitchens of King Henry VIII at Hampton Court Palace 3.81 avg rating β€” 86 ratings
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A History of Food in 100 Recipes
A History of Food in 100 Recipes 3.72 avg rating β€” 710 ratings
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Proof: The Science of Booze
Proof: The Science of Booze 3.91 avg rating β€” 4,195 ratings
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Bottomfeeder: How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood
Bottomfeeder: How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood 4.14 avg rating β€” 672 ratings
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Food in the Civil War Era: The North
Food in the Civil War Era: The North really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 8 ratings
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The Taste of War: World War Two and the Battle for Food
The Taste of War: World War Two and the Battle for Food 4.12 avg rating β€” 500 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 β€” 13 ratings
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Food & Feast in Tudor England
Food & Feast in Tudor England 3.98 avg rating β€” 80 ratings
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The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat
The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat 4.09 avg rating β€” 538 ratings
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