{"product_id":"beans-ken-albala-9781845204303","title":"Beans","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of The 2008 Jane Grigson Award\u003c\/b\u003e, issued by the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2008 Cordon d' Or Culinary Literature - History Culinary Academy Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of the bean, the staple food cultivated by humans for over 10,000 years. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the lentil to the soybean, every civilization on the planet has cultivated its own species of bean. The humble bean has always attracted attention - from Pythagoras' notion that the bean hosted a human soul to St. Jerome's indictment against bean-eating in convents (because they \"tickle the genitals\"), to current research into the deadly toxins contained in the most commonly eaten beans. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver time, the bean has been both scorned as \"poor man's meat\" and praised as health-giving, even patriotic. Attitudes to this most basic of foodstuffs have always revealed a great deal about a society. \u003ci\u003eBeans: A History\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader on a fascinating journey across cuisines and cultures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken Albala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1845204301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781845204303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 6.34w x 1.07d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e IACP Crystal Whisk Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e IACP Crystal Whisk Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/14\/2007 pg. 17","brand":"Ken Albala","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43984389734655,"sku":"9781845204303","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_90116c7c-474a-4213-aad7-1fc8551e8636.jpg?v=1683272034","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beans-ken-albala-9781845204303","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}