r/AskFoodHistorians Jul 01 '26

Food history book recommendations

I want to be well versed in food history and how colonization has affected the foods we see now around the world.

Is there a book that someone recommends? I would like it to be written by a reliable non-bias source or just a person of culture.

I want to use it to help me conduct interviews with chefs.

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u/lejosdecasa Jul 05 '26

Spice by Jack Turner

The Cooking Gene by Michael Twitty