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Language: English
Published by Dover Publications, 2011
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- Title
- Food, Cookery, and Dining in Ancient Times: Alexis Soyer's Pantropheon (Dover Cookbook Series)
- Author
- Soyer, Alexis
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Publication year
- 2011
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0486432106
- ISBN 13
- 9780486432106
Enlightening account of the many different aspects of food and its preparation by the ancient Greeks, Romans, Assyrians, Egyptians, and Jews covers a wide array of subjects: the mythological origin of specific foods; agricultural, milling, and marketing practices; treatment of dinner guests; descriptions of seasonings, pastries, and exotic dishes; more. 38 black-and-white illustrations.
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Synopsis
First published in 1853 as the The Pantropheon, or A History of Food and Its Preparation in Ancient Times has Soyer, the "world's first celebrity chef," describing the culinary practices of the ancient Greeks, Romans, Assyrians, Egyptians, and Jews. He explores the types of foods eaten, the equipment and practices of cooking and food preparation, t
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