| A Taste of Thyme: Culinary Cultures of the Middle East Contributor(s): Zubaida, Sami (Editor), Tapper, Richard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1860646034 ISBN-13: 9781860646034 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2001 Annotation: This pioneering book considers the culinary cultures of the Middle East in a variety of contexts. The contributors discuss various aspects of historical and contemporary processes, including likely origins and diffusions on ingredients and dishes, changes in food production and eating habits, contemporary revivals of traditional cooking, literary representations of food and drink, and the class, gender, and communal dimensions to food. Written by scholars from different disciplines, it covers a wide geographical area, from Central Asia to Morocco. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Cooking | Regional & Ethnic - Middle Eastern - Social Science | Customs & Traditions |
| Dewey: 394.109 |
| LCCN: 2001280115 |
| Series: Tauris Parke Paperbacks |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5" W x 7.74" (0.76 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This pioneering book considers the culinary cultures of the Middle East in a variety of contexts. The contributors discuss various aspects of historical and contemporary processes, including likely origins and diffusions on ingredients and dishes, changes in food production and eating habits, contemporary revivals of traditional cooking, literary representations of food and drink, and the class, gender, and communal dimensions to food. Written by scholars from different disciplines, it covers a wide geographical area, from Central Asia to Morocco. |