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Delicioso : a history of food in Spain
- Title
- Delicioso : a history of food in Spain / María José Sevilla.
- Author
- Sevilla, María José
- Publication
- London, UK : Reaktion Books, 2019.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 20-3900 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 343 pages : illustrations (some color); 24 cm.
- Summary
- Spanish cuisine is a melting-pot of cultures, flavors, and ingredients: Greek and Roman; Jewish, Moorish, and Middle Eastern. It has been enriched by Spanish climate, geology, and spectacular topography, which have encouraged a variety of regional food traditions and "Cocinas," such as Basque, Galician, Castilian, Andalusian, and Catalan. It has been shaped by the country's complex history, as foreign occupations brought religious and cultural influences that determined what people ate and still eat. And it has continually evolved with the arrival of new ideas and foodstuffs from Italy, France, and the Americas, including cocoa, potatoes, tomatoes, beans, and chili peppers. Having become a powerhouse of creativity and innovation in recent decades, Spanish cuisine has placed itself among the best in the world. This is the first book in English to trace the history of the food of Spain from antiquity to the present day. From the use of pork fat and olive oil to the Spanish passion for eggplants and pomegranates, María José Sevilla skillfully weaves together the history of Spanish cuisine, the circumstances affecting its development and characteristics, and the country's changing relationship to food and cookery.
- Series Statement
- Foods and nations
- Uniform Title
- Foods and nations.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 20-3900
- ISBN
- 1789141370
- 9781789141375
- 9781789141894 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- OCLC
- 1085145986
- Author
- Sevilla, María José, author.
- Title
- Delicioso : a history of food in Spain / María José Sevilla.
- Publisher
- London, UK : Reaktion Books, 2019.
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Foods and nationsFoods and nations.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Note
- ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT IN COLOUR AND BLACK AND WHITE.
- Other Form:
- ebook version : 9781789141894
- Research Call Number
- JFE 20-3900