Milk!: A 10,000-Year Food Fracas
Milk! explores the 10,000-year history of dairy, from animal domestication and ancient food traditions to the development of cheese, yogurt, kefir, and milk itself. Blending cultural, economic, culinary, and biological perspectives, Mark Kurlansky offers a fascinating global account, accompanied by recipes that celebrate dairy’s enduring influence.
About This Book
Mark Kurlansky presents a global history of milk and dairy, tracing their cultural, economic, and culinary importance across 10,000 years.
The book follows milk’s transformation from the domestication of animals into a source of cheese, yogurt, kefir, and other foods.
It also considers the genetic changes that enabled some people to digest milk itself, connecting biology with food traditions.
Recipes throughout the book complement this wide-ranging exploration of nourishment, innovation, and the many ways humans have used dairy.
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