Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate: Consuming the World

by Mimi Hellman, Hope Saska, Yao-Fen You

Book Overview

Coffee, tea, and chocolate were all the rage in Enlightenment Europe. These fashionable beverages profoundly shaped modes of sociability and patterns of consumption, yet none of the plants required for their preparation was native to the continent: coffee was imported from the Levant, tea from Asia, and chocolate from Mesoamerica. Their introduction to 17th-century Europe revolutionized drinking habits and social customs. It also spurred an insatiable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300222505
• ISBN13: 9780300222500
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Detroit Institute of Arts
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.3" x 9.0"