Staple to Superfood
Book • 2025
Staple to Superfood: A Global History of the Sweet Potato explores the sweet potato’s rich history and remarkable global influence.
It demonstrates how this resilient root has not only nourished communities but also defined their identities.
Tracing its journeys through the intricate networks of global trade and cultural exchange, it shows how the sweet potato transformed agricultural practices, culinary traditions, and social structures worldwide.
From the Americas to Europe to Asia and the Pacific, the spread of this crop illuminates the varied paths that global development has taken.
It offers a fresh look at the power of food to transform societies.
It demonstrates how this resilient root has not only nourished communities but also defined their identities.
Tracing its journeys through the intricate networks of global trade and cultural exchange, it shows how the sweet potato transformed agricultural practices, culinary traditions, and social structures worldwide.
From the Americas to Europe to Asia and the Pacific, the spread of this crop illuminates the varied paths that global development has taken.
It offers a fresh look at the power of food to transform societies.
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Q. Edward Wang, "Staple to Superfood: A Global History of the Sweet Potato" (Columbia UP, 2025)
