The kitchen, food, and cooking in reformation Germany / Volker Bach.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bach, Volker, 1973- author.

Series:

Historic kitchens

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food habits--Germany--History--16th century.

Food habits.

Food preferences--Germany--History--16th century.

Food preferences.

Cooking, German.

Reformation.

History.

Germany--Social life and customs.

Germany.

Manners and customs.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

v, 212 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]

Summary:

In international culinary history, Germany is still largely a blank space, with its unparalleled wealth of source material and published research available only to readers of German. The Kitchen, Food, and Cooking in Reformation Germany aims to give everybody else an overview of German foodways at a crucial juncture in its history. The Reformation era (broadly speaking, from the Imperial Reforms of the 1480s to the beginning of the Thirty Years' War) laid the foundations for many developments in German culture, language, and history, not least the notion of its existence as a country. Understanding the food traditions and habits of the time is important to anyone studying Germany's culinary history and identity. Using original source material, food production, processing and consumption are explored with regard to the social significance of food and the practicalities of feeding a growing population. Food habits across the social spectrum are presented, looking at the foodways of the rich and poor in city and country. The study shows a foodscape richly differentiated by region, class, income, gender and religion, but united by a shared culinary identity that was just beginning to emerge. An appendix of recipes helps the reader gain an appreciation of the practical aspects of food in the age of Martin Luther. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Land und Leute-The Land and People 3

2 Teutsche Speiβkammer-The German Larder 19

3 Hausratbuch-Household Book 57

4 Die Drei Tisch-The Three Tables 77

5 Tischzucht-Table Manners 95

6 Ein New Kochbuch-A New Cookbook 109

7 A Selection of Recipes 121.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Bach, Volker, 1973- author. Kitchen, food, and cooking in reformation Germany

ISBN:

9781442251274

1442251271

OCLC:

949988718