Cheese, Pears, and History in a Proverb

Informationen zum Autor Massimo Montanari is professor of medieval history and the history of food at the Institute of Paleography and Medieval Studies! University of Bologna. Well-known for his searching and thoroughly researched studies of culinary tradition! he has authored and coauthored more than a dozen books! including Food Is Culture; Italian Cuisine: A Cultural History; Food: A Culinary History; and Famine and Plenty: The History of Food in Europe. Beth Archer Brombert is the author of the widely acclaimed biographies! Edouard Manet: Rebel in a Frock Coat and and Cristina: Portraits of a Princess. She has also translated extensively from French and Italian. Klappentext "Do not let the peasant know how good cheese is with pears" goes the old saying. Intrigued by these words and their portent! Massimo Montanari unravels their origin and utility. Perusing archival cookbooks! agricultural and dietary treatises! literary works! and anthologies of beloved sayings! he finds in the nobility's demanding palates and delicate stomachs a compelling recipe for social conduct.

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• Authors: Massimo Montanari
• Assisted by: Beth A. Bombert (Translation), Beth A. Brombert (Translation), Beth Archer Brombert (Translation)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2012
• EAN: 9780231152518
• ISBN: 978-0-231-15251-8
• No. of pages: 128
• Series: Columbia University Press; Arts and Traditions of the Tab; Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History; Arts and Traditions of the Table; Arts and Traditions of the Table (CUP)
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink > International cuisine; Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, COOKING / History, COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Fruit, Italy, Cookery / food & drink etc, National and regional cuisine, cooking; fruit; history