The Immortal Loaf ebook

From pharaohs to astronauts, humanity has always shared one quiet obsession: food that lasts. The Immortal Loaf is a fascinating exploration of the edible inventions that kept civilizations alive—biscuits that endured sieges, canned goods that fed empires, and freeze-dried meals built for Mars. This rich and accessible book blends history, science, and culture to trace how preservation shaped progress. Each chapter unwraps a different chapter in humanity's quest to outsmart time, showing that the story of long-lasting food is really the story of survival, ingenuity, and imagination.