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THE SPIRIT OF THE ALCHEMIST: A NATURAL HISTORY OF PERFUME
"The Alchemist" by Henri-JulienDumont"When from a long-distant past nothing subsists after the people are dead, after the things are broken and scattered, taste and smell alone, more fragile but more...
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LA REINE DE SABA ET L'ARCHE PERDUE
Salomon et la reine de Saba par le peintre italien Giovanni De Min Depuis le Moyen Age, les souverains éthiopiens disent descendre de Salomon et de la reine de Saba. Grâce à cette mythologie, ils ont...
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TOP TEN BANNED BOOKS
From misunderstood titles to manifestos of hate, these texts have struck fear into the hearts of governments all over.MEIN KAMPF (HITLER)Banned in: Russia, AustriaHitler’s notorious autobiography...
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NOUVELLE CUISINE ET CUISINE MODERNE
Un chantier doit aujourd'hui s'ouvrir: la rénovation des pratiques culinaires. Évidemment, si nous sommes ici, à en discuter, c'est la preuve que la cuisine a rempli son office, conduisant les...
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PIMENTA: É FOGO E ESQUENTA
Do acarajé ao inseticida,a pimenta revolucionou o mundo — e só o leite pode pará-la.Entenda o motivo.Foi em busca da pimenta-do-reino direto da fonte (no caso,a Índia) que os portugueses se lançaram ao...
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SOCIETY & SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF ANCIENT EGYPT
In his immense scholarly work The Histories, the Greek scholar Herodotus wrote a book exclusively about Egypt set in the years between 664 BCE and 525 BCE. This material has been valuable to our...
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ANIMAL PROSTITUTION IN ASIA AND "BESTIALITY BROTHELS" IN EUROPE
"Pony"Karmele Llano, a Spanish vet who works in the Borneo Orangutan Survival (Borneo, Southeast Asia), denounced the existence of traffickers who caught female orangutans to force them into...
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A CURIOUS HISTORY OF FOOD AND DRINK - THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Richard Collins "A Family of Three at Tea" c. 17271703The Bland Leading the Bland. Louis de Béchamel, Marquis de Nointel and head steward to Louis XIV of France, died. It is thought that it was either...
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THE EROTICS OF ABSTINENCE IN AMERICAN CHRISTIANITY
We are all now gastropornographers.(British celebrity food writer Nigella Lawson)Monks fasting in the desert, saints beating their bodies and sleeping on nails, apostles renouncing all pleasures and...
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CHOCOLATE EXPLAINED
Chocolate is a product of the fruit of the cacao tree. The fruits grow off the main trunk of the tree as pods, similar in size to a deflated football. The trees can grow anywhere from 25 to 50 feet...
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HISTORY OF KNIFE-MAKING
Man’s ingenuity has produced cutting tools for millions of years—first for use with stone and then with food. Today, knives and scissors have been designed and developed for every purpose in the...
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HISTORY OF BRITISH KNIFE MAKING
The Early YearsKnives and cutlery were made through Britain and the rest of the world for thousands of years.In Middle Age Britain, most bladesmiths were based in London, though York, Salisbury and...
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SEAFOOD PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION
Fisheries and AquacultureIn 2012, the combined world fishery and aquaculture production reached 158 million tons. The production has been steadily rising since the 1950s when production was ca. 20-25...
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ELEMENTS OF COOKING - THE EGG BREAKDOWN
Cooked whole, as is:Commonly, the egg is cooked whole and as such can be a featured item at breakfast, lunch, dinner, or as a midmorning, midafternoon, or midnight repast. The following are notes on...
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CERDOS IBÉRICOS - LOS ÚLTIMOS CASTRADOS
Los cerdos ibéricos están de en hora buena. A partir de 2018 ya no les cortarán los genitales sin anestesia para que su carne sepa mejor.Cada año se consumen en España alrededor de 42.000 toneladas de...
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AU TEMPS DES ROMAINS - LA VIE PRIVÉ
Au coeur de la maisonMariage à la romaine! L'épouse pénètre dans sa nouvelle maison pour la première fois. Trois amis du marié l'accompagnent: le garçon d'honneur brandit la torche nuptiale, en...
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LA VIDA EN EL SALVAJE OESTE AMERICANO
En el mundo del cine de Hollywood, el Viejo Oeste era un páramo sin ley lleno de cowboys de gatillo fácil e indios sedientos de sangre, pero ¿cómo era realmente la vida en la Frontera americana?La...
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200 AÑOS DE COCINA AUSTRALIANA
En la mayoría de los casos todos sentimos una atracción natural por lo desconocido. Tal es la impresión que produce sobre los europeos, Australia. …. Un extraño efecto de magnetismo por su exotismo,...
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FOOD POISONING - THE EARLIER HISTORY OF TYPHOID FEVER
IntroductionThrough an exploration of the Aberdeen typhoid outbreak of 1964, and three smaller outbreaks in England in 1963, and related episodes, this book aims to provide insights of potential...
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DIET AND FOOD IN MEDIEVAL IRELAND
In the Middle Ages, the production of food was a significant aspect of most people’s lives, involving endless labor in the sowing and harvesting of crops and the management of cattle, sheep and other...
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