Savoir-Faire : A History of Food in France.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tebben, Maryann, author.

Series:

Foods and Nations .

Foods and Nations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food--History--France.

Food.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2023.

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, 2020.

System Details:

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Summary:

This is a comprehensive account of France's rich culinary history, not only full of tales of haute cuisine, but seasoned with myths and stories from a wide variety of times and places; from snail hunting in Burgundy to female chefs in Lyon, and from cheese appreciation in Roman Gaul to bread debates from the Middle Ages to the present. It examines the use of less familiar ingredients such as chestnuts, couscous and oysters, French food in literature and film, the influence of France's overseas territories on the shape of French cuisine today, and includes historical recipes for readers to try at home.

Contents:

Introduction One: Gallic Origins Annotated Literary Interlude (Gaul) Two: Medieval and Renaissance France: The Age of Bread Annotated Literary Interlude (Medieval and Renaissance) Three: French Innovations: Cookbooks, Champagne, Canning and Cheese Annotated Literary Interlude (French Innovations) Four: The Revolution and Its Results: Butchers, Bakers, Winemakers Annotated Literary Interlude (Revolution) Five: The Nineteenth Century and Carême: French Food Conquers the World Literary Interludes (Nineteenth Century: Paris and not-Paris) Six: Literary Touchstones Seven: Outside the Hexagon: Terroir Across the Sea Annotated Literary Interlude (Outside the Hexagon) Eight: The Modern Era: Peasants Forever Annotated Literary Interlude (Modern Era) Conclusion Historical Recipes References Select Bibliography Acknowledgements Photo Acknowledgements Index

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ISBN:

9781789143317

1789143314

OCLC:

1202058897