Much Depends on Dinner
The Extraordinary History and Mythology, Allure and Obsessions, Perils and Taboos of an Ordinary Meal
Published on 24. September 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-14-046945-5 (ISBN)
Description
An excursion into the origins and background of an ordinary dinner: corn on the cob, chicken with rice, lettuce salad and ice-cream. Tracing the historical, cultural, agricultural and social strands that run through their history, the author presents the reader with an "anthropology of everyday life". This book was the winner of the 1990 Glenfiddich Award for the Food Book of the Year. The author also wrote "The Rituals of Dinner".
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 134 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
430 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-046945-5 (9780140469455)
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Content
What shall we have for dinner?; corn - our mother, our life; salt - the edible rock; butter - and something "just as good"; chicken - from jungle fowl to patties; rice - the tyrant with a soul; lettuce - the vicissitudes of salad; olive oil - a tree and its fruits; lemon juice - a sour note; ice cream - cold comfort.