Kitchens – The New Zealand Kitchen In The 20th Century

Description

ISBN: 9781877578373
Title: Kitchens – The New Zealand Kitchen In The 20th Century
Author: LEACH HELEN

This engrossing history of the domestic kitchen covers 10 decades that saw our culinary traditions accommodate extraordinary changes in technology and the irresistible process of globalisation. Each chapter surveys the external influences on households and their kitchens, samples the dishes prepared during the decade, and discusses the structure of meals. A study of kitchen equipment and design then closes each chapter, cumulatively revealing more innovation in these aspects than in what we ate. Kitchens is the culmination of a 10-year research and writing project by anthropologist Helen Leach, supported by the Marsden Fund of the Royal Society of New Zealand, focusing on the material culture of cooking by New Zealanders living in the past two centuries.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 01/02/2015