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The oldest cuisine in the world : cooking in Mesopotamia /

"In this intriguing blend of the commonplace and the ancient, Jean Bottero presents the first extensive look at the delectable secrets of Mesopotamia. Bottero's broad perspective takes us inside the religious rites, everyday rituals, attitudes and taboos, and even the detailed preparation...

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Main Author: Bottéro, Jean.
Format: Book
Language:English
French
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2004.
Subjects and Genres:
Cooking, Iraqi > History.
Food habits > Iraq > History.
Cuisine irakienne > Histoire.
Habitudes alimentaires > Irak > Histoire.
Cooking, Iraqi.
Food habits.
Manners and customs.
Ess- und Trinksitte
Levensmiddelen.
Eetgewoonten.
Kookkunst.
Food habits > Mesopotamia.
Kochen.
Iraq > Social life and customs.
Iraq.
Mesopotamien
Cookbook
cookbooks.
Cookbooks.
History.
Livres de cuisine.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cooking and the pleasures of the table in ancient Mesopotamia
  • The framework, the region, and the people
  • Sources
  • Food and eating
  • Fire
  • Cooking
  • Hearths and equipment
  • Indirect cooking in fatty broth
  • Precooking
  • Food preparation without heat
  • Cooking with heat
  • Cooks and culinary tradition
  • Drinks
  • Meals and feasts
  • The table of the Gods
  • The table of the dead
  • Food, life, and death.

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