Communist Gourmet : The Curious History of Food in the People’s Republic of Bulgaria / Albena Shkodrova.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shkodrova, Albena, auteur.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food habits.

Communism.

Food habits--Bulgaria--History--1944-1990.

Communism--Bulgaria.

Bulgaria.

Genre:

Livres numeriques.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 251 pages) : black and white illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Central European University Press, [2021]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"Communist Gourmet presents a lively, detailed account of how the communist regime in Bulgaria determined people's everyday food experience between 1944 and 1989. It examines the daily routines of acquiring food, cooking, and eating out at restaurants during communism through the memories of Bulgarians and foreigners"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Made in the People's Republic of Bulgaria

The Bulgarian marzipan

Canned in Bulgaria : by poets, diplomats, and teenagers

Shopping

Proudly presenting...what there wasn't

"Napoleon blew it. Hitler blew it. But Coca-Cola pulled it off!"

Dining out

How one man could spoil the menu of millions

Sailing academy for waiters

The canteens : Chez Les Mères Sofiannaises

Tripe treats

The menu : between Communist international and rural national

Pickle all the day

Tarator in outer space.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-003-71887-6

963-386-404-6

9781003718871

OCLC:

1259585759