{"product_id":"2026100008725-secondhand-pain-pleasure-peri-peri-the-contrasts-contradictions-of-the-african-birds-eye-chilli","title":"Pain \u0026 Pleasure: Peri-Peri: The Contrasts \u0026 Contradictions Of The African Bird's Eye Chilli","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew ingredients carry as much fire, history, and cultural contradiction as the peri-peri — the African bird's eye chilli — and this stunning volume presents its story in all its blazing complexity. At once a celebration and an investigation, the book chronicles the chilli's journey across continents, tracing its roots from the African landscape into the kitchens, folklore, and identities of the people who have cultivated and consumed it for generations. With photography by David Pastoll and illustrations by Mike Saal and Elzanne de Klerk, it presents a visually arresting portrait of a deceptively small ingredient that has shaped cuisines, economies, and cultures across the African continent and beyond.\n\nConceived, designed, and written by the acclaimed South African creative studio Cross Colours, this is as much an art object as it is a culinary document — a testament to the power of design in storytelling. The work argues that food is never merely sustenance; it is a lens through which history, identity, and contradiction are magnified. Oscillating between the intimate and the epic, between the botanical and the political, it leaves the reader wondering: how much of who we are is seasoned by what we eat?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342760222939,"sku":"2026100008725-SECONDHAND","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/8c9c330c-b16a-47dc-9b02-b09a1df45321.png?v=1790048625","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100008725-secondhand-pain-pleasure-peri-peri-the-contrasts-contradictions-of-the-african-birds-eye-chilli","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}