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A Twist In The Tail How The Humble Anchovy Flavoured Western Cuisine
A Twist In The Tail How The Humble Anchovy Flavoured Western Cuisine
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Binding: Hardcover
Description: A Twist in the Tail takes readers on a tantalising voyage through European and American gastronomic history following the trail of a small but mighty fish: the anchovy. Whether in ubiquitous Roman garum convenient British condiments elaborate French haute cuisine or modern Spanish tapas anchovies have been enhancing the flavour of many dishes for thousands of years. Yet depending upon the time and place and who was eating them they have also been disdained as a worthless little fish deemed too small bony and inconsequential for popular or elite consumption. From Western Europe to the US a Christopher Beckman shows how the evolving and ambiguous position of anchovies provides surprising insights into the relationship between food class and status throughout history. Drawing on cookbooks literature and art this is the hidden story of the diminutive anchovy and its outsized role in shaping the West's cuisine.
Title: A Twist In The Tail How The Humble Anchovy Flavoured Western Cuisine
Author(s): Beckman Christopher
Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Barcode: 9781911723417
Pages: 368 Pages, 38 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 10/1/2024
Category: Cooking With Fish & Seafood
Description: A Twist in the Tail takes readers on a tantalising voyage through European and American gastronomic history following the trail of a small but mighty fish: the anchovy. Whether in ubiquitous Roman garum convenient British condiments elaborate French haute cuisine or modern Spanish tapas anchovies have been enhancing the flavour of many dishes for thousands of years. Yet depending upon the time and place and who was eating them they have also been disdained as a worthless little fish deemed too small bony and inconsequential for popular or elite consumption. From Western Europe to the US a Christopher Beckman shows how the evolving and ambiguous position of anchovies provides surprising insights into the relationship between food class and status throughout history. Drawing on cookbooks literature and art this is the hidden story of the diminutive anchovy and its outsized role in shaping the West's cuisine.
Title: A Twist In The Tail How The Humble Anchovy Flavoured Western Cuisine
Author(s): Beckman Christopher
Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Barcode: 9781911723417
Pages: 368 Pages, 38 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 10/1/2024
Category: Cooking With Fish & Seafood