What a unique way to learn about food history and recipes! I loved the heartwarming but definitely fun illustrations and it reminded me of a cookbook I used to have as a child, so double points from me!

This is a graphic novel which teaches history! It's nonfiction! You have no idea how much I love the idea of nonfiction graphic novels! This one does not disappoint. This edition goes over the history of cheese, pickles, fast/easy food and so much more! As with it's counterpart Yummy: a history of desserts, this novel is told through recipes, maps, trivia and interviews with historical figures.

Absolutely recommend for any and all classrooms. It would make a great example of how a research project could be conducted!

It reads like a graphic novel, which is great for younger reluctant readers. The information is factual and interesting, but because it's laid out like a graphic novel it could be harder to pick out the actual facts. I wish the "experiments" were more prevalent and easier to find instead of just tacked on to the end of the section. While it is an interesting purchase for large non-fiction collections, I would not recommend for smaller libraries, or libraries where kids will be looking for non-fiction as references for reports and projects.

Tasty: a History of Yummy Experiments is a great graphic novel that shows the fun history of food. It's easy to read. The information is easy to follow and it's so enjoyable. I would recommend readers of all ages read this book. I bought the other book about desserts since I enjoyed this book so much.

Yummy scientific experiments- like where pizza came from and how cheese is made?! Out of this world graphic illustrations!! This graphic novel is full of amazingly tasty food facts and spectacularly adorable illustrations.

I would recommend this book for any food lover in 4th grade or older.

Grateful to have received a digital copy of this book from Random House Children's, Random House Graphic.

What a fun book!
I was very excited for Net Galley to approve this book. I had two happy goddaughters that had fun reviewing this with me. One is at the age where she’s asking ALL the questions and this book really lit that candle of curiosity. The other highly enjoyed it as well and loved the drawings, but she didn’t always understand the joking or “drama”—the personality storylines of each character.
All together though we loved it and would love to read more like it.

I have a daughter who loves science and loves baking, so I can't wait to reference this book during long summer days. It is a super fun read with lots of ideas for activities at home- chef's kiss!

Thank you, NetGalley, for the ARC. I really wanted to love this book, as I’m particularly interested in food history. The book did a decent job of hitting major highlights but overall was superficial and failed to define many of the terms or foods they described. The author seemed to assume that the reader already knew what some items were. For example, she mentions miso under the sauces but doesn’t explain what it is. She talks about chutneys turning into ketchup, but she missed a huge amount of explanations about what they are. The little cartoon characters are fine, but they are forgettable, often saying unimportant things that seem disconnected and unrelated to the content of the book. I understand that this book is meant to be a simple overview, perhaps with the intention of sparking curiosity and further research? I’m not sure. The pictures are beautifully drawn and add to the understanding of the text, which was vital. Overall, it could have been an amazing book but perhaps overreached and tried to cover too many disjointed topics in one book leading to a superficial overview with more questions than answers.

Overall, I’d give this book a 3.5. I really liked the book Yummy but found parts of this one a little less interesting or engaging. It is still full of lots of fun facts about food history. The cheese chapter went on a bit long.

I received an ARC of this book via NetGalley.

I loved this book. I picked it up because I had heard about Yummy: A History of Desserts and the sequel (?) does not disappoint.

Points I enjoy:
- The balance between science, history and character interaction
- The attention to various parts of the world (though some of the chapters are more global than others.)
- The build up to some of the facts - it makes learning about these things seem exciting. Which it is. I mean. Cheese.
- All of the cheese

As a children's librarian, I'd recommend this for your graphic novel collection for most libraries and for classroom libraries of teachers of grades 3 and up. Cute food nonfiction won't appeal to everyone, of course, but I think that it could find a lot of love.

I really enjoyed Tasty! It was such a sweet and fun way to get kids interested in learning history! There's so many things to learn in the book, I even learned stuff, and I'm an adult! The art style is perfect for drawing in the kids, and the humor and story line will keep them hooked so that they keep reading!

A good pick for foodies, history buffs and readers of graphic novels. I appreciated seeing a land acknowledgment after the sources. Gives a brief but informative history of popular foods from around the world. Characters were charming and helped with making the information entertaining. I would recommend this book to my youth readers, though older teens and even adults may find the information interesting.

Tasty explores food history with the help of sprites. This was a fun, educational read which explored some food favorites like cheese, pickles, pizza, gelatin, soda, and easy foods, like canned soup, mac and cheese and spam. The history of how different foods were changed and affected by the people around them and what they were going through was really interesting! Our library has Yummy (which I also enjoyed), and will definitely be purchasing this one too!

This delightful new graphic novel takes a look at the history of food - cheese, soda and more. Food sprites shepherd the story through, ending with recipes to share!

Kids love graphic novels and this one will be no exception. This book follows 3 food sprites who teacher the reader about some of the worlds favorite foods. The sprites teach the reader about the legends behind foods, interview historical figures and gives you recipes to try on your own.

This book is humorous and educational. The illustrations are bright and cheery. The panel layout is easy to follow.

Thank you NetGalley and Random House Children for the advance copy for review.

Victoria Grace Elliott is changing the game for nonfiction for kids. Like her other graphic novel, Yummy, Tasty is fantastic. It gives a comprehensive view of the ideas and history that shape the foods we know and love today. I loved reading about the creative problem solving of people of the past (bladders for milk storage? pickling to preserve food for decades?), and I know my students are eager to read, too!

I was given an ARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.

From how cheese is made to the history of quick foods like Spam and Jell-o, this non-fiction graphic novel is bursting with fun facts about food!

I LOVED this book! It was chalk full of history surrounding many favorite foods and I can honestly say that I learned quite a few things. Added to that they threw in science lessons, mock interviews with famous people, and RECIPES! Kids love to cook! While I am not normally a super-fan of graphic novels, I think this was a perfect platform for bringing non-fiction to kids. It was very educational and would keep their attention with the 4 little pixies that were willing to joke not only about the food (aspic anyone?) but about themselves.

I really wanted to love this book! The cover art was stunning enough to drag me into wanting to read it, but once I started, I wasn't thrilled with the layout of it. The concept of learning about all the foods was intriguing, but boring in all the same.

I've often wondered how certain foods came about, and this book has those answers! It's fun and colorful but still super informative and well researched!

This was another really fun exploration of food from Victoria Grace Elliott. I loved the sprite characters, and how they added a little bit of whimsy to the facts. From cheese, to pizza, to pickles, to soda, I loved learning about all these different food origins. This is great for middle grade reluctant readers.