Sauces : a global history / Maryann Tebben.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tebben, Maryann, author.

Series:

Edible .

Edible

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food--History.

Food.

Sauces.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2023.

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

Sauces have the ability to transform any food from dull to delectable; they are food enhancers that define national cuisines. They can be savoury or sweet, simple or complex, served as a side dish or presented as the main event. Sauces: A Global History takes readers on a journey from fermented sauces in fifth-century China to present-day cuisine, where sauces that are barely recognizable as such - foams, ices, smokes - are found in the increasingly popular world of molecular gastronomy. This book examines sauce as a globe-crossing phenomenon, a culinary concept that followed trade routes from East to West and helped seafaring explorers add flavour to their monotonous rations. Tracing the evolution of food technology through the centuries, Sauces explores the development of this gastronomic art, from the use of simple bread thickeners to the smooth sauces we know today. It examines the controversies that sauces have created over the years, including debates about salsa overtaking ketchup in popularity and disputes over the Indian roots of British 'Worcestershire' sauce. It also relates the history of American ketchup and Tabasco sauce, which remain globally popular today. For sauce experts and novices alike, this book will encourage readers to take part in the debate over the definition of sauce, and to give sauce its due as an essential part of our eating habits.

Contents:

Introduction 1. The Origin and Conception of Sauce 2. Condiment Sauces 3. French Sauces 4. Gravy: Sauce for Meat, Sauce for Pasta 5. Odd Sauces 6. Global Variations and National Identity Recipes References Select Bibliography Websites and Associations Acknowledgements Permissions Photo Acknowledgements Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781780234137

1780234139

OCLC:

1378771485