| Cabbage and Caviar: A History of Food in Russia Contributor(s): Smith, Alison K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1789143640 ISBN-13: 9781789143645 Publisher: Reaktion Books OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Cooking | Regional & Ethnic - Russian |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.46" W x 9.37" (2.20 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When people think of Russian food, they generally think either of the opulent luxury of the tsarist aristocracy or of post-Soviet elites, signified above all by caviar, or on the other hand of poverty and hunger--of cabbage and potatoes and porridge. Both of these visions have a basis in reality, but both are incomplete. The history of food and drink in Russia includes fasts and feasts, scarcity and, for some, at least, abundance. It includes dishes that came out of the northern, forested regions and ones that incorporate foods from the wider Russian Empire and later from the Soviet Union. Cabbage and Caviar places Russian food and drink in the context of Russian history and shows off the incredible (and largely unknown) variety of Russian food. |