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Format:

Book

Author:

Rebora, Giovanni.

Title:

Culture of the fork : a brief history of food in Europe / Giovanni Rebora ; translated by Albert Sonnenfeld.

Publisher, Date:

Description:

xvii, 196 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Summary:

"Discoveries, travels, conquests, and expansions during the Renaissance introduced Europeans to exotic cultures, mores, manners, and ideas. The cross-fertilization between the Old and the New Worlds, the East and the West brought new foods, preparations, and flavors. That culinary revolution led to the development of new utensils and table manners, initiating a way of eating that differed radically from medieval traditions. Some of the impact is still felt - and tasted - today."--Jacket.

Series:

Arts and traditions of the table

Arts and traditions of the table.

Subjects:

Gastronomy.

Food habits -- Europe.

Cooking, European.

Food -- History.

Other Title:

Civiltà della forchetta. English

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-184) and index.

Translated from the Italian.

Contents:

Grain and bread -- Soup with bread, polenta, vegetable stew, and pasta -- Stuffed pasta -- Water and salt -- Cheese -- Meat -- The farmyard -- Fish -- Salt-cured products and sausages -- Vegetables and fruits -- Fat was good -- Spices -- The Atlantic, the East Indies, and a few West Indies -- From the Iberian Peninsula to the distant Americas : the sugar route -- From Europe to America -- To eat at the same mensa -- Eating and drinking -- Dining with discernment -- Appendix : Dining with Christopher Columbus.

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Table of contents

LCCN:

2001032450

ISBN:

0231121504

9780231121507

Other Number:

47013176

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

103260

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

394.1 Rebora