Eating India (advance reading copy) An Odyssey into the Food and Culture of the Land of Spices
by Banerji, Chitrita
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 1596910186
- ISBN 13
- 9781596910188
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Bloomsbury USA. New. 2007. Paperback. 1596910186 . Clean crisp bright. No marks. Agent's business card stapled to first page. Skillfully moving backward and forward in time, Banerji, a culinary historian based in the U. S. Whose previous books have explored the cookery of her native Bengal (Life and Food in Bengal) , regards India with the intimacy of a native, the curiosity of an outsider and the broad vantage of an expatriate. In the course of her culinary tours across the subcontinent, she poses compelling questions about the nature of authenticity in a time of great flux, the mutability of tradition and the place of food in secular life and religious culture. For answers, she looks not only to the past but to the present as it unfolds in roadside shacks, sweet shops or a temple canteen, describing how outside influences such as colonialism and immigration have shaped India's regional cuisines. Early in this engaging work, Banerji recounts how whenever she invites Americans to her home for an elaborate meal, rather than sampling each dish in sequence-the better to appreciate its subtle flavors-her guests heap together meat, rice and vegetables on one plate. The decision to allow appetite and intellectual curiosity to determine her course could easily have resulted in a similar mishmash. It is to the author's credit that her journeys to Benares, Gujarat and points south retain their unique flavors. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. ; 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.8 Inches .
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- Bookseller
- Mountain Laurel Books (US)
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- 49758
- Title
- Eating India (advance reading copy) An Odyssey into the Food and Culture of the Land of Spices
- Author
- Banerji, Chitrita
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 1596910186
- ISBN 13
- 9781596910188
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury USA
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- 1596910186, Culture, History, Cooking
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