Why We Eat What We Eat How the Encounter Between the New World and the Old Changed the Way Everyone on the Planet Eats

Sokolov says that Columbus greatly influenced our eating habits when such New World delights as tomatoes, chocolate, green beans, chili peppers, and maize were introduced into cuisine throughout the world and when the delicacies of the Old World found their way into the cooking pots of America. Sokolov is the Leisure & Arts Editor of The Wall Street Journal.Sokolov, Raymond A. is the author of 'Why We Eat What We Eat How the Encounter Between the New World and the Old Changed the Way Everyone on the Planet Eats', published 1993 under ISBN 9780671797911 and ISBN 0671797913.