Swindled: The Dark History of Food Fraud, from Poisoned Candy to Counterfeit Coffee by Bee Wilson

Swindled: The Dark History of Food Fraud, from Poisoned Candy to Counterfeit Coffee

Bee Wilson

384 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink history informative slow-paced
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Bad food has a history. Swindled tells it. Through a fascinating mixture of cultural and scientific history, food politics, and culinary detective work, Bee Wilson uncovers the many ways swindlers have cheapened, falsified, and even poisoned our f...

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