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176, 190, 194
    benefits of, 83
    chemicals in, 192-93, 206, 208-9, 224
    disadvantages of, 81-83
    as divine gift, 86
    draft animals and, 83
    ecological damage caused by, 208-9, 223-24
    genetic modification in, 79, 209-10
    hunter-gatherers avoidance of, 79, 82-83
    impact of, 87
    industrialization of, 191-93, 206-10
    â€œmiracle” crops in, 206-8
    selective breeding in, 79, 87, 93, 97, 191-92, 206-7
see also
grasses; roots and tubers
    agriculture, origins of, 76-87
    beer in, 96
    competitive feasting in, 86, 96
    gathering and, 78-79, 81, 86-87
    independent occurrences of, 85, 86-87
    oasis hypothesis of, 84-85
    plant domestication in, 80-81
    population pressures in, 85-86
    postglacial context of, 84, 88-89, 96
    as religious response, 86, 96
    Airport Diner, menu of, 107
    Alcock, Sir Rutherford, 110
    Alexis, 116
    Algeria, 173-74
    Andean peoples, 30, 86, 99, 129, 136, 149, 155, 176, 211
    Anson, George, 38, 39
    Antiphanes, 116-17
    aphrodisiacs, 32-33, 52
    Apicius, 117, 155
    Appert, Nicolas, 212-13
    Arabs, 112, 118, 146-47, 173
    cuisine of, 117, 119-21, 139, 155
    spice trade of, 153, 154-55, 156
    Arawaks, 21-22, 24
    Archestratus of Gela, 12, 136
    Assyria, royal banquets of, 104
    Athenaeus of Naucratis, 111-12
    Augustus Caesar, 113
    Ausonius, 2
    Australia, 168, 184, 185-86, 215
    Australian aboriginals, 2, 62
    agriculture avoided by, 79
    fire in game management of, 59, 70
    fire mythology of, 8
    kava’s effect on, 53
    megafauna extinctions and, 64
    nardoo plant detoxified by, 10, 82
    avocados, 167
    Aztecs, 8, 168
    banquets of, 127-29
    cannibalism of, 22, 28
    dietary restrictions of, 32
    maize and, 30
    tribute paid to, 128, 149-50
    Bachelard, Gaston, 11-12
    Bacon, Francis, 211
    bacteria, 11, 68, 71-72, 76, 166, 210, 211-13, 214, 215, 217, 218-19
    Baghdad Cook, The,
120
    bananas, 168, 169, 174-76
    Banks, Sir Joseph, 185-86
    Banyankole, 104
    barley, 81, 88, 89-90, 93, 95, 96, 185
    Barrie, J. M., 61, 64
    Barthélémy, Abbé, 122
    Barthes, Roland, 135
    Bartram, William, 129
    Bechuanas, 145
    beer, 96, 103
    Bellamy, Edward, 220
    Bellon, Pierre, 127
    Bemba, 32
    berebere sauce, 7
    beriberi, 35, 38, 136
    Bernáldez, Andrés, 139
    bighorn sheep, 70
    Binford, Lewis, 82
    Birdseye, Clarence, 215
    biscuits, mass-produced, 196-97
    bison, American, 63, 66, 168, 170, 171, 172, 173
    black-eyed peas, 19, 144
    Blane, Gilbert, 39
    blood, 51, 78
    blood puddings, 16
    Borden, Gail, 213
    Borlang, Norman E., 209
    Berwick’s Baking Powder, 189
    bottle gourd, 94
    botulism, 11, 213
    Bowyer, Thomas, 146
    brain food, 52
    Braudel, Fernand, 206
    Brazil, 26, 71, 165, 180, 181, 182
    bread, 51-52, 96, 97, 103, 126, 127, 138, 143, 171
    breadfruit, 163, 164
    breakfast cereals, 44, 45, 97, 132
    Breuil, Henri, 8
    Brillat-Savarin, Jean-Anthelme, 7, 20, 33, 46-47, 77, 105, 117, 149
    brochettes, 16
    Brown and Polson, 189 Burbank, Luther, 191-92
    Burger King, 222
    Bushmen, 54, 64-65
    butter, 51, 71, 151, 201, 204, 211, 218
    Cajun cuisine, 143
    Campbell’s soup, 223
    Cangapol “el Bravo,” 172
    cannibalism, 20, 21-29
    criminal, 24-25
    cultural relativism and, 26-27
    as “custom of the sea,” 25, 26
    defenders of, 26
    derivation of term, 22
    as excuse for exploitation, 23
    famine, 27
    as food magic, 27-29, 35, 52
    historical reports of, 21-23
    opportunistic, 25
    purpose of, 27-29
    reality of, 24
    survival, 25-26
    vegetarianism as prevention of, 42
    war as context of, 28
    of white men, natives’ belief in, 23-24
    canning, 190, 212-14, 217, 219, 223
    Caréme, Antoine, 117, 122
    Caribs, 21-22
    Carleton, Mark, 207
    Carlyle, Thomas, 19
    Carr, Jonathan Dickson, 197
    Carroll, Lewis, 1, 119
    Carson, Rachel, 209
    cassava, 98, 99, 100, 107, 169, 175, 178
    caviar, 127
    Celsus, 56
    chain stores, 195-96
    Champlain, Samuel de, 36, 167
    Chang, Jolan, 52
    Charlemagne, 102
    Charles, Prince of Wales, 224
    cheeses, 4, 71-72, 151, 167, 215, 217
    chicken, 120, 125, 126, 164, 168
    processing of, 193, 219, 224
    chickpeas, 137, 139
    chilies, 142, 145, 146, 162,