Communist gourmet: the curious story of food in the People's Republic of Bulgaria
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Beteilige Person: Shkodrova, Albena 1971- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Budapest, Hungary ; Wien, Österreich ; New York, USA CEU Press 2021
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Abstract:"Communist Gourmet presents a lively, detailed account of how the communist regime in Bulgaria determined people's everyday food experience between 1944 and 1989. It examines the daily routines of acquiring food, cooking, and eating out at restaurants during communism through the memories of Bulgarians and foreigners."
A lively, detailed, and richely illustrated account of how the Communist regime in Bulgaria determined people's everyday food experience. Examining the daily routines of acquiring food, cooking, and eating out at restaurants through the memories of Bulgarians and foreigners, Albena Shkodrova makes use of both personal recollections and the national press, officially published cookbooks, Communist Party documents, and other previously unstudied sources. In looking back on a wide array of issues and events, the author attempts to explain the paradoxes of daily existence. She reports human stories that are touching, sometimes dark, but often full of humor from nearly one hundred people: some of them Bulgarians involved in the Communist food industry, whether as consumers or employees, others visitors from the United States and Western Europe who report culinary highlights and disappointments.The book features an extensive set of archival photographs and an appendix with recipes of dishes typical of the period.
Beschreibung:CEU = Central European University
Umfang:XI, 251 Seiten Illustrationen 21 x 21 cm
ISBN:9789633864036