The land of the five flavors : a cultural history of Chinese cuisine /

World-renowned sinologist Thomas O. Höllmann tracks the growth of Chinese food culture from the earliest burial rituals to today's Western fast food restaurants, detailing the cuisine's geographical variations and local customs, indigenous factors and foreign influences, trade routes, and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Höllmann, Thomas O. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Margolis, Karen, 1952- (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Alemán
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2014]
Colección:Arts and traditions of the table.
Temas:
Cooking, Chinese.
Cuisine chinoise.
COOKING > General.
Manners and customs.
China > Social life and customs.
Chine > Mœurs et coutumes.
China.
Electronic books.
Cookbook
cookbooks.
Cookbooks.
Livres de cuisine.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:World-renowned sinologist Thomas O. Höllmann tracks the growth of Chinese food culture from the earliest burial rituals to today's Western fast food restaurants, detailing the cuisine's geographical variations and local customs, indigenous factors and foreign influences, trade routes, and ethnic associations. Höllmann describes the food rituals of major Chinese religions and the significance of eating and drinking in rites of passage and popular culture. He also enriches his narrative with thirty of his favorite recipes and a selection of photographs, posters, paintings, sketches, and ima.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 198 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0231536542
9780231536547

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