{"product_id":"ken-albala-author-talk-the-world-atlas-of-fermented-foods-and-drinks","title":"Ken Albala Author Talk • The World Atlas of Fermented Foods and Drinks","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"field field--name-field-biography field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKen Albala \u003c\/strong\u003eis Tully Knoles Endowed Professor of History at the University of the Pacific, where he received the Distinguished Faculty Award for 2023. He has published 29 books on food including academic monographs, single subject food histories, cookbooks, encyclopedias, handbooks, anthologies, translations and is now working on an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAtlas of Fermentation\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeans: A History\u003c\/em\u003e won the 2008 IACP Jane Grigson Award for food writing and his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThree World Cuisines\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ewon the 2012 Gourmand Cookbook Award for Best Foreign Cuisine Book in the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe did three video\/audio series for The Great Courses,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFood: A Cultural Culinary History\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCooking Across the Ages\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA History of Bourbon\u003c\/em\u003e on Audible. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was coeditor of the journal\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFood, Culture and Society\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand series editor for several publishers, having edited over a hundred titles in the past two decades.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis latest books are\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Great Gelatin Revival\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Century in Stockton\u003c\/em\u003e and a cookbook titled\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOpulent Nosh\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field field--name-field-education field--type-text-long field--label-above\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe World Atlas of Fermented Foods and Drinks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eexplores the many ways that people across the world use fermentation to transform their cuisines. Elegantly illustrated with beautiful photos and maps, this book provides a complete guide to 140 ferments, from kimchi and cheese to kvass and pulque. Blending the science behind the microbes with culinary history, Ken Albala reveals the cultural connections between the techniques, ingredients, and rituals of the world's wildly diverse fermented foods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach entry is a celebration of the magical range of flavors that fermentation can produce and includes details on how to make and consume the food or drink. Throughout, Albala weaves in fascinating insights on similarities and differences between ferments, how ferments spread during human migrations, and why they remain so essential to the gastronomic heritage of people everywhere. Stunningly comprehensive and packed with flavor, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe World Atlas of Fermented Foods and Drinks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ewill inspire readers to try delicious new foods and experiment with this long-standing culinary tradition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Omnivore Books on Food","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48120093573378,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/0463\/6790\/files\/AuthorEvent_2_210e4d78-4d84-4876-9f43-c2200e3da7e2.png?v=1783969191","url":"https:\/\/omnivorebooks.myshopify.com\/products\/ken-albala-author-talk-the-world-atlas-of-fermented-foods-and-drinks","provider":"Omnivore Books on Food","version":"1.0","type":"link"}