National dish : around the world in search of food, history, and the meaning of home
Title:
National dish : around the world in search of food, history, and the meaning of home
Author:
Von Bremzen, Anya, author.
ISBN:
9780735223165
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Physical Description:
340 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
Introduction: Paris: pot on the fire -- Naples: pizza, pasta, pomodoro -- Tokyo: ramen and rice -- Oaxaca: maize, mole, mezcal -- Istanbul: the ottoman potluck -- Epilogue: national dish.
Abstract:
"National Dish peels back the layers of myth, commercialization, and fetishization around the great world cuisines. In so doing, it brings us to a deep appreciation of how the country makes the food, and the food the country"-- Provided by publisher.
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