Darra Goldstein

The Kingdom of Rye (eBook, ePUB)

A Brief History of Russian Food

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Celebrated food scholar Darra Goldstein takes readers on a vivid tour of history and culture through Russian cuisine. The Kingdom of Rye unearths the foods and flavors of the Russian land. Preeminent food studies scholar Darra Goldstein offers readers a concise, engaging, and gorgeously crafted story of Russian cuisine and culture. This story demonstrates how national identity is revealed through food-and how people know who they are by what they eat together. The Kingdom of Rye examines the Russians' ingenuity in overcoming hunger, a difficult climate, and a history of political hardship while deciphering Russia's social structures from within. This is a domestic history of Russian food that serves up a deeper history, demonstrating that the wooden spoon is mightier than the scepter.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Virginia Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780520383906
• Artikelnr.: 62653596

Autorenporträt

Darra Goldstein is the Willcox B. and Harriet M. Adsit Professor of Russian, Emerita, at Williams College and founding editor of Gastronomica. She is author of six award-winning cookbooks, including Beyond the North Wind: Russia in Recipes and Lore.