Extra Virginity

The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil

Tom Mueller (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

2011
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-0-393-07021-7 (ISBN)

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The sacred history and profane present of a substance long seen as the essence of health and civilization.

For millennia, fresh olive oil has been one of life's necessities-not just as food but also as medicine, a beauty aid, and a vital element of religious ritual. Today's researchers are continuing to confirm the remarkable, life-giving properties of true extra-virgin, and "extra-virgin Italian" has become the highest standard of quality.

But what if this symbol of purity has become deeply corrupt? Starting with an explosive article in The New Yorker, Tom Mueller has become the world's expert on olive oil and olive oil fraud-a story of globalization, deception, and crime in the food industry from ancient times to the present, and a powerful indictment of today's lax protections against fake and even toxic food products in the United States. A rich and deliciously readable narrative, Extra Virginity is also an inspiring account of the artisanal producers, chemical analysts, chefs, and food activists who are defending the extraordinary oils that truly deserve the name "extra-virgin."

Tom Mueller’s writing has appeared in The New Yorker, National Geographic, New York Times Magazine, and Atlantic. He is the author of the New York Times best-selling Extra Virginity about food fraud, and Crisis of Conscience on whistleblowers and their enemies.

Zusatzinfo	25 black-and-white illustrations
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	165 x 244 mm
Gewicht	532 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Themenkochbücher
	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	0-393-07021-2 / 0393070212
ISBN-13	978-0-393-07021-7 / 9780393070217
Zustand	Neuware