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Author Silvertown, Jonathan W., author.

Title Dinner with Darwin : food, drink, and evolution / Jonathan Silvertown.

Publication Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2017.
LOCATION CALL NO. STATUS
 C Brugha St Lending  394.1 SIL    AVAILABLE
ISBN 9780226245393
9780226489230 (e-book)
Description 232p. 24cm
Content type text
Media type unmediated
Carrier type volume
Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents An invitation to dinner -- A cooking animal -- Shellfish-beachcombing -- Bread-domestication -- Soup-taste -- Fish-flavor -- Meat-carnivory -- Vegetables-variety -- Herbs and spices-piquancy -- Desserts-indulgence -- Cheese-dairying -- Wine and beer-intoxication -- Feasting-society -- Future food.
Subject Food habits.
Diet.
Evolution -- Social aspects.
Dinners and dining.