European gastronomy : the story of man's food and eating customs / W. K. H. Bode.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1994.Description: x,262p. : ill., ports. ; 24cmISBN:- 9780340587348 (pbk) :
- 0340587342
- 641.013094 BOD
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Bibliography: p256-260. - Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-260) and index.
The basic quest -- Gastro-geography -- The European tale -- Development of the modern classical menu structure -- The gastronomy of the poor -- The marriage of food and wine -- The gods, myth, magic and food -- Gastronomy - technology and the arts.
This text presents an historical and anthropological study of the evolution of gastronomy. It includes eating customs throughout the ages, from the ancient Greeks to modern practices, the development of the class menu and the changes in the number of courses in a meal.