Breakfast Cereal: A Global History

A global history of breakfast cereal, from the first grain porridges to off-brand Cheerios.

Simple, healthy, and comforting, breakfast cereals are a perennially popular way to start the day. This book examines cereal’s long, distinguished, and surprising history–dating back to when, around 10,000 years ago, the agricultural revolution led people to break their fasts with wheat, rice, and corn porridges. Only in the second half of the nineteenth century did entrepreneurs and food reformers create the breakfast cereals we recognize today: Kellogg’s Corn Flakes, Cheerios, and Quaker Oats, among others. In this entertaining, well-illustrated account, Kathryn Cornell Dolan explores the history of breakfast cereals, including many historical and modern recipes that the reader can try at home.

Author: Kathryn Cornell Dolan
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 04/28/2023
Series: Edible
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.87h x 4.96w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9781789146950
Language: English