{"product_id":"beans-a-history-9781845204303","title":"Beans: A History","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeans: A History\u003c\/strong\u003e by Albala, Ken. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781845204303.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of the bean, the staple food cultivated by humans for over 10,000 years.\n\nFrom the lentil to the soybean, every civilization on the planet has cultivated its own species of bean. The humble bean has always attracted attention - from Pythagoras notion that the bean hosted a human soul to St. Jeromes indictment against bean-eating in convents (because they \"tickle the genitals\"), to current research into the deadly toxins contained in the most commonly eaten beans.\n\nOver time, the bean has been both scorned as \"poor mans meat\" and praised as health-giving, even patriotic. Attitudes to this most basic of foodstuffs have always revealed a great deal about a society. Featuring a new preface from author Ken Albala, Beans: A History takes the reader on a fascinating journey across cuisines and cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Berg Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44984858640437,"sku":"ByrdShop_1845204301","price":37.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781845204303_3af2f34c-c15e-4cec-885c-31f04a153231.jpg?v=1778674341","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/beans-a-history-9781845204303","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}