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A History of Cookbooks provides a sweeping literary and historical overview of the cookbook genre, exploring its development as a part of food culture beginning in the Late Middle Ages. Studying cookbooks from various Western cultures and languages, Henry Notaker traces the transformation of recipes from brief notes with ingredients into detailed recipes with a specific structure, grammar, and vocabulary. In addition, he reveals that cookbooks go far beyond offering recipes: they tell us a great deal about nutrition, morals, manners, history, and menus while often providing entertaining reflections and commentaries. This innovative book demonstrates that cookbooks represent an interesting and important branch of nonfiction literature.
Author: Henry Notaker
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 09/06/2022
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9780520391499
ISBN10: 0520391497
BISAC Categories:
- Cooking | History
- History | World | General
Author: Henry Notaker
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 09/06/2022
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9780520391499
ISBN10: 0520391497
BISAC Categories:
- Cooking | History
- History | World | General
About the Author
Henry Notaker is a literary historian who taught courses in food culture and history for over a decade. He was a foreign correspondent for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and a TV host of arts and letters shows and documentaries. He is the author of numerous books and articles on European and Latin American contemporary history, food history, and culinary literature.