6. “Food: Critical Concepts in Social Science” by David Inglis and Debra Gimlin (Sold for $1,495)
This book consists of four volumes. It is not just about cooking. But it covers many aspects of discipline such as health economics, arts, and social sciences. The original aim of this book is as students’ resource.
The contents of the book from volume one to volume five are: thinking food, material aspects of food, the social relations of food, negotiating food, and food cultures and the globalization of food.
This 2,099 page of book was first published in 2007 by Routledge. What makes it an expensive cookbook is the fact that its first edition copy is sold for $1,495. It is now available for lower price (both the hard copy and the eBook).
Which one you want to have depends on your preference. Some people appreciate expensive cookbook as a collectible item. That is why they are willing to pay a lot for one book.
