Sweet invention : a history of dessert / Michael Krondl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krondl, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Desserts--History.

Desserts.

Confectionery--History.

Confectionery.

Pastry--History.

Pastry.

Food habits--History.

Food habits.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (426 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"A social, cultural, and-above all-culinary history of dessert, Sweet Invention explores the world's great dessert traditions, from ancient India to 21st-century Indiana. Each chapter begins with author Michael Krondl tasting and analyzing an icon of dessert, such as baklava from the Middle East or macarons from France, and then combines extensive scholarship with a lively writing style to spin an ancient tale of some of the world's favorite treats and their creators. From the sweet makers of Persia who gave us the first donuts to the sugar sculptors of Renaissance Italy whose creativity gave rise to the modern-day wedding cake, this authoritative read clears up numerous misconceptions about the origins of various desserts, while elucidating their social, political, religious-and even sexual-uses through the ages"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Cover; Back Cover; Copyright; CONTENTS; Introduction; 1 Sacred Fudge India; 2 A Thousand and One Sweet Layers Middle East; 3 Sugar and Spice Italy; 4 Let Them Eat Cake France; 5 Schlag and Strauss Vienna; 6 A Democracy of Sweetness United States; Finale Cupcakes and Macarons; Acknowledgments; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-56976-954-0

1-56976-952-4

OCLC:

752306511