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60 種香料 的詳細介紹──歷史背景、人類學意義、宗教文化關聯以及實用的烹飪建議
【The Grammar of Spice: Blend, Infuse, Restore】
《香料的語法：調製、浸潤與療效》
@Thames & Hudson原文書
@全彩平裝/224頁/開本15.6 x 22.0 cm
@作者：Caz Hildebrand
★ 《植物標本室》暢銷作者再度操刀，精美插圖完美收錄 60 餘種香料，打造最具設計感的香料聖經。
香料，始終深深嵌合在人類文明的肌理之中，橫跨歷史、地理、人類學，乃至政治、宗教、藝術與設計。從奈及利亞約魯巴文化中，新生兒出生數分鐘後便要品嚐的「天堂椒」；到印度荷麗節期間，點綴傳統甜點的「撒拉里子」；甚至是中世紀傳說中，被加入催情靈藥的「葛縷子」——每一種香料在使用者生命中都具有獨一無二的意義。香料的故事，本質上就是關於「人」的故事：從種植者、貿易商到廚師與探險家，所有傳奇，都始於那一顆微小的種子。
《香料的語法》填補了書架上失落的一環。它將徹底顛覆我們對香料的理解，香料不只定義了食物的風味，更定義了我們在世界中的位置。本書不僅深度剖析每一種香料的精髓，更交織著迷人的歷史軼事與實用訣竅；視覺上更結合了 19 世紀設計大師歐文·瓊斯《裝飾的法則》中的經典紋樣。
這是一本值得您親手捧讀、悉心收藏的絕美之作。憑藉詳盡的考據與考究的裝幀，它將引領這一代的讀者，以前所未有的視角重新感知香料所開啟的那充滿層次與風味的奇幻世界。
★A compact edition of this stylishly illustrated compendium of over sixty spices, brilliantly designed by the bestselling author of Herbarium.
Spices have played an intrinsic part in the human story, running through history, geography, anthropology, politics, religion, culture, art and design. From alligator pepper seeds which, in the Yoruba culture, are given to newborn babies to taste a few minutes after birth, to charoli seeds, which are used in traditional Indian sweets eaten during the festival of Holi, and caraway seeds, which were added to medieval love potions, each spice has its own significance in the lives of the people who use it. The story of spice is really the stories of human relationships, from growers and traders to cooks and explorers, all starting with a tiny seed.
The Grammar of Spice is one of the world’s missing books. It will change the way we understand spices and the role they play in defining not only our food but also our place in the world. The essence of each spice is explored in a brief history peppered with interesting anecdotes and tips, and accompanied by reproductions of surface decoration from Owen Jones’s original book, The Grammar of Ornament. The book is beautiful to look at and hold, packed with well-researched material, and will change the way a generation appreciates the incredible world of flavours and tastes that spices open up to us.
