Cabbage and Caviar : a History of Food in Russia

Cabbage and Caviar : a History of Food in Russia / Alison K. Smith.

When people think of Russian food they generally think either of opulent luxury, signified above all by caviar, or of poverty and hunger - of cabbage and potatoes and porridge. Both of these visions have a basis in reality, but both of them are incomplete. The history of food and drink in Russia inc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Alison Karen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Reaktion Books, 2021.
Series:Foods and nations.
Subjects:
Food habits > Russia > History.
Food and society.
Cooking > General.
Cooking > Regional & Ethnic > Russian.
Food habits
Russia
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Let us begin with soup
  • 1. The elements of Russian cuisine
  • 2. Environment , agriculture and technology
  • 3. Eating and drinking in th earliest days of Russia
  • 4. Russia becomes an empire
  • 5. Champagne and Kvas: Russia divided
  • 6. Russia becomes modern
  • 7. Hunger and plenty: The Soviet experience
  • Epilogue: Russia Again
  • Recipes.

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