{"product_id":"a-quick-ting-on-plantain-9781913090531","title":"A Quick Ting On Plantain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eA Quick Ting On: Plantain is a compilation of cultural insights into the versatile fruit, exploring its contested historical origins, multilingual etymology, biochemistry, and the War of Pronunciation. It contains recipes from across Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, and South Asia, and explores the politics behind Plantain, including inflation, Fairtrade, and climate change. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 172 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 31 March 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs seen in Grazia, the Guardian, and more, plantain is a beloved fruit of the Black diaspora that holds profound cultural significance within the communities it is part of. Compiled for the first time in one vibrant volume, \"A Quick Ting On: Plantain\" is an infectious cultural insight into the versatile fruit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscover its contested historical origins, its multilingual etymology, the biochemistry that sets plantain apart from regular bananas, and, yes, the War of Pronunciation. Is it plan-tain or plan-tin?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContaining recipes from across the African continent, the Caribbean, Latin America, and South Asia, author Rui Da Silva paints an astonishing international history of plantain, celebrating food within Black households across the globe as an intimate marker of identity and culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom recent developments in farming practices to the effects of food gentrification on working-class Afro-Caribbean communities, Rui also explores the politics behind plantain. Inflation, Fairtrade, and climate change all have a part to play in the ongoing journey of this coveted fruit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnifying stories of innovation, hardship, and, above all, love, \"A Quick Ting On: Plantain\" is a delicious ode to the intersection of food, culture, and humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 238g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 118 x 186 x 21 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781913090531\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rui Da Silva","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44099054174458,"sku":"9781913090531","price":7.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1648809386526_book.jpg?v=1648831865","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/a-quick-ting-on-plantain-9781913090531","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}