Title::
The last sweet bite : stories and recipes of culinary heritage lost and found
First Author value, for Searching:
Shaikh, Michael, author.
Format:
Book
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Abstract:
Explores the profound impact of conflict on global food traditions, blending travel writing, memoir and cookbook to uncover how war reshapes culinary practices and jeopardizes ancient recipes, while showcasing the resilience of home cooks and activists working to preserve their culinary heritage in the face of violence.
Contents:
Author's note -- Prologue: The language of food -- The Czech Republic: How the communists tried to kill a cuisine -- Sri Lanka and Tamil diaspora: Call it what it is : Eelam tamil cuisine -- Myanmar and Bangladesh: Rohingya cuisine, the incredible food you may never know -- China and the Uyghurs: The geocide of a cuisine -- Bolivia and the Andes: Cooking with Coca -- The Pueblo nations -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography.
Subject:
| Cooking -- Social aspects. |
| Cultural property -- Destruction and pillage. |
| Cultural property -- Protection. |
| War and society. |
| Patrimoine culturel -- Destruction et pillage. |
| Guerre et société. |
| recipes. |
| Recettes. |
Summary:
Explores the profound impact of conflict on global food traditions, blending travel writing, memoir and cookbook to uncover how war reshapes culinary practices and jeopardizes ancient recipes, while showcasing the resilience of home cooks and activists working to preserve their culinary heritage in the face of violence.
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