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The Delicious History of Food

Clive Gifford

Andressa Meissner

Baked, dipped or fried, spicy, salty or sweet, delicious food is something everyone enjoys. Many tasty dishes are the result of thousands of years of development, scientific breakthroughs or moments of genius or sheer chance. This fascinating book takes you through the delicious and sometimes surprising history of what people eat.

Suitable for children aged 9+, the book covers topics such as food in space, the story of chocolate, healthy eating, genetic modification, farming, celebrations and inventions.

Clive Gifford is an award-winning author of more than 200 books for children and young adults. The text has also been reviewed by a consultant, who is a food historian, writer, tv presenter and podcaster.

Contents: Vital For Life; Hunting and Gathering; Settling Down; Food Takes a Trip; What's In Your Meal?; Taming Nature; Rice is Nice; Spicing It Up; A Sweet Story; The Columbian Exchange; Chocolate; Where Do They Come From?; Food Celebrations; Accidental Inventions; Frozen In A Flash; Food Visionaries; Processed Foods; Food In Space; Going Meat Free; Feeding More People; Future Food

  • Classification : Cookery, Food & Drink
  • Pub Date : FEB 12, 2026
  • Imprint : Franklin Watts
  • Page Extent : 48
  • Binding : HB
  • ISBN : 9781445190587
  • Price : INR 1,250
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Clive Gifford

Clive Gifford is the author of more than 150 children's books including Eye Benders, winner of the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, Royal Society-nominated Out of This World and Cool Technology which won the School Library Association Information Book Award. His book, The Colours of History, won the Blue Peter Book Awards' Best Book With Facts. He has travelled through 70 countries, run a computer games company and taken part in all manner of sports from parachuting and gliding to Ultimate Frisbee. Clive's official website can be found at www.clivegifford.co.uk

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