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Medieval tastes : food, cooking, and the table /

"In his new, must-read history of food, acclaimed historian Massimo Montanari traces the development of medieval tastes -- both culinary and cultural -- from raw materials to market and their reflections in today's food trends. He immerses readers in the passionate debates and bold inventi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Montanari, Massimo, 1949- (Author)
Other Authors: Brombert, Beth Archer (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Italiano
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]
Series:Arts and traditions of the table.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Medieval near, medieval far
  • Medieval cookbooks
  • The grammar of food
  • The times of food
  • The aroma of civilization : bread
  • Hunger for meat
  • The ambiguous position of fish
  • From milk to cheeses
  • Condiment/fundament : the battle between oil, lard, and butter
  • The bread tree
  • The flavor of water
  • The civilization of wine
  • Rich food, poor food
  • Monastic cooking
  • The pilgrim's food
  • The table as a representation of the world
  • The fork and the hands
  • The taste of knowledge.