Food Fight: A Mouthwatering History of Who Ate What and Why Through the Ages

Bestselling author and world-renowned food industry leader Tanya Steel takes young readers on a culinary tour of history in Food Fight!: A Mouthwatering History of Who Ate What and Why Through the Ages from National Geographic Kids Books. From the discovery of fire a million years ago, to the domestication of animals in the Neolithic era, to the potential future of Martian agriculture, Steel looks at history through the lens of food to answer questions about the origins of today’s common foods, marvelous inventions that changed the way we ate and cooked and 30 kid-tested historical recipes, each specific to a particular time and place.

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All recipes are healthy and designed for big people and their little foodies to make together. From turning a lunch box into an edible time machine to making dinner on Hallows Eve to match your Captain America or Wonder Woman costume, Food Fight! is the perfect gift for anyone who likes to make food FUN.

Did you know that Christopher Columbus set out on his most famous voyage in search not of the new world, but cinnamon? Or that rich people in the Middle Ages served flaming peacocks and spun sugar castles to their lucky dinner party guests? Did you ever wonder why M&Ms were invented? The quest for food has inspired all kinds of adventures and misadventures around the world, and this book explores the wildest and wackiest of them all, from prehistoric times through modern day.

Each chapter of Food Fight! focuses on a major period of world history, from Prehistoric cavekids to Ancient Greece, to the present day and beyond, and examines politics, culture and class difference as they are reflected in the cuisine du jour. This highly visual collection is full of colorful sidebars, historical photos, “Yucky Habits of Yore”, quizzes, and even period-accurate recipes that will take readers’ taste buds back in time: Johnny-on-the-Spot Cakes, Let Them Eat Quiche, Lentil Stew for Junior Olympiads, and more. Steel brings her extensive knowledge and experience to bear in an educational and entertaining guide that is perfect for foodies, future chefs, and history buffs of all ages.

This hardcover book contains 160 pages with full-color photographs throughout. It’s the perfect book for children ages 10 and up, great for the adults too! My young daughter has taken a big liking to cooking and baking, matter of fact, she’s been taking a few kid’s baking classes at a local community center for the past few months. She loves preparing food!

Food Fight! was the perfect book to add to her reading library. It’s educational and puts the “fun” back into learning, especially learning the history about food. Within the book you’ll find 30 recipes that you can make with your child. With the holidays just around the corner, I think this book would make a great holiday gift for any child on your gift-giving list!

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