Olive Odyssey

Searching for the Secrets of the Fruit That Seduced the World

Julie Angus (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

344 Seiten

2014
Greystone Books,Canada (Verlag)
978-1-55365-514-5 (ISBN)

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When Julie Angus visits her relatives in Syria, where they continue a centuries-old tradition of making olive oil, she understands that the olive is at the very core of who they are. Her curiosity piqued, she begins to wonder about the origins and history of this fruit that has meant so much to them. Angus, her husband, and their ten-month-old son embark on a Mediterranean voyage to retrace the route of the Phoenicians and discover who ate the first olive and learned to make oil from it, why it became such an influential commodity for many of the greatest civilizations, and how it expanded from its earliest roots in the Middle East. As they sail the dazzling waters of the Mediterranean, Angus and her husband collect samples from ancient trees, testing them to determine where the first olive tree originated. They also feast on inky black tapenades in Cassis, nibble on codfish and chickpeas creamed in olive oil in Sardinia, witness the harvesting of olives in Greece, and visit perhaps the oldest olive tree in the world, on Crete.

The first woman to row across the Atlantic Ocean from mainland to mainland, Julie Angus has also cycled across continents, rowed thousands of kilometers of coastlines and rivers, and organized an expedition that sailed the ancient Phoenician trading routes. She was named a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year along with her husband, Colin Angus.

Introduction 1: Modern Boat for an Ancient Voyage 2: Ancient Olive Groves 3: Searching for Wild olives 4: An Ancient Food for Modern Foodies 5: Coveting Virginity 6: Illumination on the French Riviera 7. Ancient Civilizations, Ancient Oi 8: The Science of Olives 9: How to Live Like a Centenarian 10: The Olive Solution 11: Something Old and something New 12: The Birthplace of the Olive Epilogue

Zusatzinfo	16 color photos
Sprache	englisch
Maße	139 x 215 mm
Gewicht	566 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken
	Reisen ► Reiseführer ► Europa
	Reisen ► Reiseführer ► Naher Osten
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
ISBN-10	1-55365-514-1 / 1553655141
ISBN-13	978-1-55365-514-5 / 9781553655145
Zustand	Neuware