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Chocolate : the Nature of Indulgence by Lopez, Ruth; Field Museum of Natural History is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Chocolate : the Nature of Indulgence about?

It is a long way from the rainforest to the candy counter, but the story of how chocolate got from one place to the other is a fascinating tale -- as complex as chocolate's flavor -- it is a story that enhances our appreciation of the important role that chocolate may have to play not only in its own survival but also in the preservation of its original environment. Like other natives of the rainforest -- coffee, rubber, mangos, and many species of nuts -- cacao has an uncertain future, for its natural habitat is increasingly threatened with deforestation, whether by farming, grazing, logging, or mining. One does not need a book to appreciate the flavor of fine chocolate, but that flavor is significantly enhanced by the knowledge that one seed from one pod of a tree growing deep in the forest has such phenomenal power. Not only does the taste derived from that seed appeal to millions of people throughout the world, but the story of how that taste became so widespread gives us a unique opportunity to examine so many different aspects of our own culture, the most important of which may be our own relationship to the world around us. <p>Chocolate is one of the most popular flavors in

Who reads Chocolate : the Nature of Indulgence?

Author

Lopez, Ruth; Field Museum of Natural History

Publisher

New York: H.N. Abrams in association with the Field Museum

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780810904033

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Cooking, Fiction, History

Rating

3.5 / 5 (7 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14