Chocolate: Food of the Gods

by Chantal Coady

Book Overview

For 500 years, chocolate has remained one of the world's most popular and highly prized foods. This lively, literate, and colorfully illustrated compendium outlines the history of chocolate, how it is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811804518
• ISBN13: 9780811804516
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Chocolate food of the gods

This has been a very interesting and complete history of chocolate. I've learned so much I had no idea!!

Great book on chocolate!

Great first or only book on chocolate! Nice telling of chocolate history and 25 great recipes.

Chocolate, food of the Gods {also used to appelate "pizza'!] this slim volume celebrates the intrigu

Chocolate, food of the Gods {also used to appelate "pizza'!] this slim volume celebrates the intriguing history and culinary popularity of one of the world's most evocative treasures, namely chocolate! [description copied from dustjacket] "From the first cocoa beans prized by the Aztecs to the production in Britain of the first commercial chocolate bars by philanthropic Quaker families, this history fascinates and is complex. ...includes 25 mouthwatering recipes for treats both sweet and savory; enchanting color illustrations and historical engravings; [my comment] a lovely, lively, desirable addition to the chocolate lovers library, not to be eaten but savored and sipped nonetheless!Chocolate, food of the Gods {also used to appelate "pizza'!] this slim volume celebrates the intriguing history and culinary popularity of one of the world's most evocative treasures, namely chocolate! [description copied from dustjacket] "From the first cocoa beans prized by the Aztecs to the production in Britain of the first commercial chocolate bars by philanthropic Quaker families, this history fascinates and is complex. ...includes 25 mouthwatering recipes for treats both sweet and savory; enchanting color illustrations and historical engravings; [my comment] a lovely, lively, desirable addition to the chocolate lovers library, not to be eaten but savored and sipped nonetheless!