Indian Food : A Historical Companion

Name: Indian Food : A Historical Companion
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ISBN: 9780195628456

ISBN-10: 0195628454

ISBN-13: 9780195628456

Edition: 1994

Authors: K. T. Achaya

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Indian food is often thought of as 'an exotic cuisine'. This Companion outlines the enormous variety of cuisines, food materials and dishes that collectively fall under the term 'Indian food'. The dominant flavour of this gastronomic Companion is historical. It draws upon material from a variety of sources - literature, archaeology, epigraphic records, anthropology, philology, and botanical and genetic studies - which throw up a gamut of interesting facts pertaining to the origins and evolution of Indian food. The first few chapters are arranged chronologically, beginning with prehistoric times and ending with British rule. One chapter is solely devoted to regional cuisines, though these…

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List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English

Ancestral Legacies
Harappan Spread
Foods of the Gods
The Foods of South India
Meat and Drinks
Indian Food Ethos
Food and the Indian Doctors
Royal Fare
Utensils and Food Preparation
Regional Cuisines
Food Tales of the Early Travellers
Muslim Bonus
The Coming of the Europeans
Staples of Yore
Pleasing the Palate
Bounty from the New World
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