| #549046 in Books | Massimo Montanari | 2015-03-24 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x1.00 x6.10l,1.15 | File type: PDF | 280 pages | Medieval Tastes Food Cooking and the Table Arts and Traditions of the Table Perspectives on Culinary History||5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.| Insightful historical look at Medieval Cuisine (Not a cookbook)|By Julie Ann Dawson|Massimo Montanari’s Medieval Tastes is a detailed, well-researched, and insightful look into the evolution of the culinary arts and how our modern concepts of “Medieval” food are, frankly, hilariously wrong. This is not a cookbook, but rather a historical account of the develop||Massimo Montanari, one of the most renowned historians of cuisine, has produced a well-written volume covering a wide range of topics, from medieval recipe books to staple foodstuff. There was not one page that did not hold my complete attention. (Massimo Ciav
In his new history of food, acclaimed historian Massimo Montanari traces the development of medieval tastes―both culinary and cultural―from raw materials to market and captures their reflections in today's food trends. Tying the ingredients of our diet evolution to the growth of human civilization, he immerses readers in the passionate debates and bold inventions that transformed food from a simple staple to a potent factor in health and a symbol of social and ideolo...
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