The Kingdom of Rye - A Brief History of Russian Food

Celebrated food scholar Darra Goldstein takes readers on a vivid tour of history and culture through Russian cuisine.The Kingdom of Rye unearths the foods and flavors of the Russian land. Preeminent food studies scholar Darra Goldstein offers readers a concise, engaging, and gorgeously crafted story of Russian cuisine and culture. This story demonstrates how national identity is revealed through food-and how people know who they are by what they eat together. The Kingdom of Rye examines the Russians' ingenuity in overcoming hunger, a difficult climate, and a history of political hardship while deciphering Russia's social structures from within. This is a domestic history of Russian food that serves up a deeper history, demonstrating that the wooden spoon is mightier than the scepter.

Product details

• Authors: Darra Goldstein, Goldstein Darra
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9780520383890
• ISBN: 978-0-520-38389-0
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 215 mm x 17 mm
• Series: California Studies in Food and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book; Russia, HISTORY / World, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Food & society, National & regional cuisine, National and regional cuisine, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, Cultural studies: food and society, History of other geographical groupings and regions, History of other lands, HISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era, COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Russian