Food : a culinary history from Antiquity to the present /

"When did the custom of meals served at regular hours begin? At what time did humankind rise to the table and commence eating with individual plates and utensils? Since when have we begun to speak of "cuisine" and to judge our foods, their methods of preparation and manner of consumption, on social...

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مؤلفون آخرون:	Flandrin, Jean-Louis, 1931-2001, Montanari, Massimo, 1949-, Sonnenfeld, Albert
Format:	كتاب
اللغة:	الإنجليزية الفرنسية
Published:	New York : Columbia University Press, [1999], ©1999.
سلاسل:	European perspectives.
الموضوعات:	Food > History. Food habits > History. Food. Food habits. History.
الملخص:	"When did the custom of meals served at regular hours begin? At what time did humankind rise to the table and commence eating with individual plates and utensils? Since when have we begun to speak of "cuisine" and to judge our foods, their methods of preparation and manner of consumption, on social criteria of gastronomic merit? In this rich, illuminating book an array of authorities explore the history of food from prehistoric times to the present day." From book jacket.