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On the Chocolate Trail: A Delicious Adventure Connecting Jews, Religions, History, Travel, Rituals and Recipes to the Magic of Cacao - Couverture souple

Prinz, Rabbi Deborah R.

 
9781580234870: On the Chocolate Trail: A Delicious Adventure Connecting Jews, Religions, History, Travel, Rituals and Recipes to the Magic of Cacao
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ISBN 10 : 1580234879 ISBN 13 : 9781580234870
Editeur : Jewish Lights Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Book by Prinz Rabbi Deborah R

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Explore the surprising Jewish and other religious connections to chocolate in this gastronomic and historical adventure through cultures, countries, centuries and convictions. Rabbi Deborah Prinz draws from her world travels on the trail of chocolate to enchant chocolate lovers of all backgrounds as she unravels religious connections in the early chocolate trade and shows how Jewish and other religious values infuse chocolate today.

With mouth-watering recipes, a glossary of chocolaty terms,tips for buying luscious, ethically produced chocolate, a list of sweet chocolate museums around the world and more, this book unwraps tasty facts such as:

Some people including French (Bayonne) chocolate makers believe that Jews broughtchocolate making to France.

The bishop of Chiapas, Mexico, was poisoned because he prohibited local women from drinking chocolate during Mass.

Although Quakers do not observe Easter, it was a Quaker-owned chocolate company Frys that claimed to have created the first chocolate Easter egg in the United Kingdom.

A born-again Christian businessman in the Midwest marketed his caramel chocolate bar as a Noshie, after the Yiddish word for snack.

Chocolate Chanukah gelt may have developed from St. Nicholas customs.

The Mayan 'Book of Counsel' taught that gods created humans from chocolate and maize.

Biographie de l'auteur

Rabbi Deborah R. Prinz is a popular speaker on the subject of chocolate, Judaism and other religions. A writer and teacher, she has published essays about chocolate in popular and professional journals. She is the creator of Jews on the Chocolate Trail, a blog about the connections between Jews and chocolate

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Éditeur
Jewish Lights Publishing
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1580234879
ISBN 13 
9781580234870
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
272
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Personne responsable
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