FOOD AND WORLD CIVILIZATION IN THE NEWS
GENERAL
Christine Dell'Amore, "Cooking
Gave Humans Edge Over Apes?,"
National Geographic News, February 13, 2009.
BEANS
Umberto Eco, "Best Invention; How The Bean Saved Civilization," New York Times, April 18, 1999.
BEER
John Roach, "9,000-Year-Old Beer Re-Created From Chinese Recipe," National Geographic News, July 18, 2005.
John Noble Wilford, "In Ancient Egypt, The Beer Of Kings Was A Sophisticated Brew," New York Times, July 26, 1996.
CANDY
Holly Morris, "Candy
Facts: Halloween Treats From Ancient Recipes,"
National Geographic News, October 30, 2008.
CHILI PEPPERS
William Drye, "Ancient
Chilies Suggest Spicy Cuisine In Early Mexico,"
National Geographic News, July 10, 2007.
John Roach, "Americans
Cooked With Chili Peppers 6,000 Years Ago, Study Finds,"
National Geographic News, February 15, 2007.
CHOCOLATE
Brian Handwerk, "First
Chocoholics In U.S. Found In New Mexico?,"
National Geographic News, February 2, 2009.
Anna-Marie Lever, "Pre-Dating The Love Of Chocolate," BBC News, November 13, 2007.
Henry Fountain, "Love Of Chocolate May Have Begun With Cacao Beer," New York Times, November 13, 2007.
Willie Drye, "Chocolate
Origins Traced To Beer Makers 3,000 Years Ago,"
National Geographic News, November 12, 2007.
Kenneth Chang, "Before Kisses And Snickers, It Was The Treat Of Royalty," New York Times, June 10, 2003.
Tim Radford, "Frosty Chocolate 'Dates Back To Mayans,'" Guardian, July 18, 2002.
"Chocolate's Frothy Past," BBC News, July 17, 2002.
Bijal P. Trivedi, "Ancient Chocolate Found In Maya 'Teapot,'" National Geographic Today, July 17, 2002.
David Clark Scott, "Hot Chocolate Mexican Style," Christian Science Monitor, February 25, 1993.
MILK
James Owen, "Stone
Age Milk Use Began 2,000 Years Earlier,"
National Geographic News, August 6, 2008.
NOODLES
John Roach, "4,000-Year-Old Noodles Found In China," National Geographic News, October 12, 2005.
WINE
"Ancient Brew Discovered In China,"
BBC News, December 8, 2004.
William Cocke, "First Wine?: Archaeologist Traces Drink To Stone Age," National Geographic News, July 21, 2004.