Oldest Cuisine in the World Cooking in Mesopotamia

Name: Oldest Cuisine in the World Cooking in Mesopotamia
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ISBN: 9780226067353

ISBN-10: 0226067351

ISBN-13: 9780226067353

Edition: 2004

Authors: Jean Bottï¿½ro, Teresa Lavender Fagan

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Jean Bottero describes the cuisine of Ancient Mesopotamia, combining the evidence for recipes, food preferences & rituals to provide a vivid portrait of how the oldest recorded civilisation fed itself.

Book details

List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 4/15/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 152
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English

Teresa Lavender Fagan is a freelance translator living in Chicago; she has translated numerous books for the University of Chicago Press and other publishers.



Acknowledgements


Translator's Note


Cooking and the Pleasures of the Table in Ancient Mesopotamia


The Framework, the Region, and the People


Sources


Food and Eating


Fire


Cooking


Hearths and Equipment


Indirect Cooking in Fatty Broth


Precooking


Food Preparation without Heat


Cooking with Heat


Cooks and Culinary Tradition


Drinks


Meals and Feasts


The Table of the Gods


The Table of the DeadFood, Life, and Death


Conclusion


Notes


Abbreviations and Bibliography


Index