National Dish – Around The World In Search Of Food History And The Meaning Of Home

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ISBN: 9781911590910
Title: National Dish – Around The World In Search Of Food History And The Meaning Of Home
Author: BREMZEN ANYA VON

Travelling from Paris to Tokyo, from Seville, Oaxaca and Naples to Istanbul, she investigates the rapid decline of France’s pot-au-feu, the misconstrued beginnings of pizza, the meeting of indigenous and European lineages in mole, and the complex legacy of multi-culturalism in a meze potluck.

\”Never have we been more cosmopolitan about what we eat – and yet more essentialist, locavore, and particularist.\” With a witty mix of anecdote and research, Anya von Bremzen reassess the fascinating role that food can play in our cultural heritage, and uncovers how as a nation’s political and social identity are called into question, so too is its palate.


‘A fast-paced, entertaining travelogue, peppered with compact history lessons that reveal the surprising ways dishes become iconic’ – New York Times


‘This dazzlingly intelligent examination of how foods become national symbols . . . so enlightening – as well as so much fun to read . . . Von Bremzen is a superb describer of flavours and textures – but she also understands that food is never just about food’ – Bee Wilson in Financial Times

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 29/06/2023
Pages: 352
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