Synopsis The story of cuisine and the social history of eating. The author looks at the transition from a vegetable to an increasingly meat-based diet; the relationship between people and what they eat; between particular foods and social behavior; and between dietary habits and methods of cooking.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1994-09-27 |
| Size | | Height: | 10.3 in | | Width: | 7.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.8 in | | Weight: | 55.2 oz |
Publisher's Note Now in paperback, here is the fascinating, definitive history of cuisine and eating. Magauelonne Toussaint-Samat looks at the transition from a vegetable to an increasingly meat-based diet, as well as the relationship between people and what they eat, between particular foods and social behavior, and between dietary habits and methods of cooking.
Industry Reviews "Indispensable, endless and endlessly fascinating...Not a book to digest at one or several sittings. Savor it instead, one small slice at a time, accompanied by a very fine wine." New York Times Book Review - Betty Fussell
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