How Would You Like Your Mammoth?: 12,000 Years of Culinary History in 50 Bite-Size Essays

A culinary romp through 50 dishes that define human history--from prehistoric roasted mammoth to space-age dehydrated soup"[Uta Seeburg] brings the characters of history to life in fifty snackable essays . . . theamuse-boucheto a historical smorgasbord."--Max Miller,New York Times-bestselling author ofTasting History

Publisher Marketing: Pithy and enchanting, [ How Would You Like Your Mammoth? is] an ideal introduction to broader historical topics. . . . Accessible, lighthearted essays display a knack for finding curious similarities across eras and cultures. . . . A culinary history celebrating human ingenuity-- "Foreword" Brief Description : "This history is a culinary romp through 50 dishes that shaped humanity-from prehistoric roasted mammoth to space-age dehydrated soup."-- Review Quotes : Serves up a culinary tour through history, beginning back when the 'unremarkable moochers' known as Homo sapiens fed on scraps left behind by hyenas and saber-tooth tigers.-- "The Wall Street Journal" Review Quotes : A concise masterclass--in these deft and era-spanning essays, Uta Seeburg compresses a vast culinary history into a collection that's equal parts lively and illuminating.--Mayukh Sen, author of Taste Makers Review Quotes : [Uta Seeburg] brings the characters of history to life in fifty snackable essays . . . the amuse-boucheto a historical smorgasbord.--Max Miller, New York Times-bestselling author of Tasting History Review Quotes : Uta Seeburg's book [is] full of anecdotes and insights.--Christoph Amend, Zeit magazine Review Quotes : Entertaining and surprising.--Sanja Niemann, Brigitte Review Quotes : [Uta Seeburg's] 50 stories are as amusing as they are instructive.--Sybille Peine, Berliner Morgenpost Review Quotes : Why didn't anyone think of that before? [...] How to Eat a Mammoth is a very entertaining book that proves that food reveals an incredible amount about people.--Alexandra von Braunschweig, Ruhr Nachrichten Review Quotes : This is where world politics, curiosity, culinary delight, and uniformity meet.--Felix Stenert, EKZ Review Quotes : With her 50 stories full of concentrated knowledge and curiosities, Uta Seeburg provides a bite-sized feast for the palate interested in cultural history. A literary treat that makes you want more!--Julian Hienstorfer, Literatur-Couch.de Review Quotes : [A] very informative and amusing book--Daniela Zinser, Welt am Sonntag Review Quotes : Reassuring readers that history isn't dull, colorless, or boring, Seeburg unquestionably captures our attention with these brief essays.-- "Booklist" Review Quotes : [An] instructive and entertaining foray through culinary world history.--Georg Renöckl, ORF Ö1 Review Quotes : [A] fabulous little book.--Nina Kobelt, Tagesanzeiger Publisher Marketing :

Format: Hardcover | Pages: 256 | Publication Date: 2024-05-07