Creator: Jonathan Lovekin
Publication date: 2007-03-30
Dewey code: 641.5947
List Price: $29.95
Price: $19.78
Review The Eastern and Central European Kitchen: Contemporary & Classic Recipes / Interlink:The fresh ingredients and unfamiliar flavor combinations of Central and Eastern Europe are capturing the imaginations of gourmet stores and restaurants in the West, as borders open up and Europe is extended. We're enjoying dishes such as goulash, stroganoff, pierogi and borscht as we feast on a wealth of culinary traditions that stretches back for generations. Silvena Rowe turns to countries such as Hungary, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Poland, Georgia, Russia, and the Ukraine for her inspiration. She cooks game with sweet-and-sour stuffing, sauces and marinades; smoked fish; wild mushrooms; fruits such as quince, figs and pomegranates; and seeds and grains such as lentils, pearl barley and poppy seeds. She plunders the traditions of the poor and wealthy alike in her quest to bring us a taste of what is put upon the tables in these countries. The food is untamed and the flavors are strong. Alongside Silvena's recipes are photographs of the food markets, farms, homes, grand cafŽs and restaurants of Eastern and Central Europe by renowned photographer Jonathan Lovekin. As the author describes is her book: "The soups vary from the hearty winter warmers of Hungary to light, delicate, chilled summer soups; the stews encompass goulash and the aromatic braised lamb recipes of Georgia; and there are legions of dumplings, including the classic pierogi, the delicate uszka, the savory leniwe and the hearty pyzy. Subtle, yet forceful, marinades; pickles and preserves; smoked fish, sausages, and meats-they all play a role in this rich and almost unknown treasure trove that can rival the culinary cultures of France and Italy in its depth and breadth. ".
Authors
- John Lorinc
- Sylvia Lorinc
- Sylvia Galova-Lorinc
Dewey code: 641.594373
List Price: $22.50
Price: $219.42
Review The Best of Slovak Cooking (New Hippocrene Original Cookbooks) / Hippocrene Books:
Publication date: 2004-04-17
Dewey code: 947.0842
List Price: $99.95
Price: $52.06
Review Caviar with Champagne: Common Luxury and the Ideals of the Good Life in Stalin's Russia (Leisure, Consumption and Culture) / Berg Publishers:"Life has become more joyous, comrades. "-Josef Stalin, 1936Stalin’s Russia is best known for its political repression, forced collectivization and general poverty. Caviar with Champagne presents an altogether different aspect of Stalin’s rule that has never been fully analyzed - the creation of a luxury goods society. At the same time as millions were queuing for bread and starving, drastic changes took place in the cultural and economic policy of the country, which had important consequences for the development of Soviet material culture and the promotion of its ideals of consumption. The 1930s witnessed the first serious attempt to create a genuinely Soviet commercial culture that would rival the West. Government ministers took exploratory trips to America to learn about everything from fast food hamburgers to men’s suits in Macy’s. The government made intricate plans to produce high-quality luxury goods en masse, such as chocolate, caviar, perfume, liquor and assorted novelties. Perhaps the best symbol of this new cultural order was Soviet Champagne, which launched in 1936 with plans to produce millions of bottles by the end of the decade. Drawing on previously neglected archival material, Jukka Gronow examines how such new pleasures were advertised and enjoyed. He interprets Soviet-styled luxury goods as a form of kitsch and examines the ideological underpinnings behind their production. [+]This new attitude toward consumption was accompanied by the promotion of new manners of everyday life. The process was not without serious ideological contradictions. Ironically, a factory worker living in the United States - the largest capitalist society in the world - would have been hard-pressed to afford caviar or champagne for a special occasion in the 1930s, but a Soviet worker theoretically could (assuming supplies were in stock). The Soviet example is unique since the luxury culture had to be created entirely from scratch, and the process was taken extremely seriously. Even the smallest decisions, such as the design of perfume bottles, were made at the highest level of government by the People’s Commissars. Sometimes the interpretation of 'luxury goods' bordered on the comical, such as the push to produce Soviet ketchup and wurst. This fascinating look at consumer culture under Stalin offers a new perspective on the Soviet Union of the 1930s, as well as new interpretations on consumption.
Publication date: 2004-05-04
Dewey code: 641
List Price: $19.95
Price: $19.90
Review Tastes and Tales from Russia / PublishAmerica:A good cookbook is a priceless addition for food connoisseurs. This one-of-a-kind cookbook consists of recipes rich in Russian culture and tales of old Russian folklore. Each page features a unique recipe, along with a folklore tale. The whole family can enjoy the taste with the tale. Beef Stroganoff and Chicken Kiev will take the reader back to the glamour and decadence of Czarist Russia. I chose the recipes that have been passed on from my grandmother to my mother, who continues to share them with me. Most of these recipes had never been written down on paper, but rather are cooked from memory. Each and every one brings back the aroma and unique taste from my days growing up in the former Soviet Union to today, when I still enjoy treating my family.
Creator: Joyce Stetson Toomre
Publication date: 1997-09
Dewey code: 394.120947
Price: $42.95
Review Food in Russian History and Culture (Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian and East European Studies) / Indiana University Press:
Publication date: 2008-05-01
Dewey code: 641
List Price: $110.00
Price: $110.00
Review The History and Culture of the Cuisines of Kazakhstan (Kegan Paul Library of Culinary History and Cookery) / Kegan Paul:
Publication date: 2008-11-15
Dewey code: 641
List Price: $49.95
Price: $32.97
Review Culinaria Russia (Cooking) / Ullman:Food and culture are inexorably tied together. Culinaria reports on every aspect of a country's cuisine within the context of the people who created it. Profusely illustrated with spectacular photography and abundantly peppered with authentic recipes, these volumes are a treat for both the mind and the palate.
Edition: 0
Publication date: 2004-11-30
Dewey code: 641
List Price: $23.95
Price: $22.74
Review Russian Cuisine: Exclusive Prime-Time Recipes / iUniverse, Inc.:Centuries of mysterious Russian history have produced a unique Russian cuisine. Generations of Russians experimented with new spices and ingredients that came from different parts of the world. Russian Cuisine gracefully combines recipes of two different continents-Europe and Asia-to create unique, immense flavors. Peter the Great; Ivan the Terrible; Kathryn the Great; and Nicolas the Second, the last Russian Czar, were all gourmets. Kathryn the Great used to have fifty-course dinners just for everyday meals. Her holiday menu could have up to five hundred different dishes just for one dinner. Most of the unique and extraordinary recipes that constitute Russian Cuisine are approximately five hundred to six-hundred-years old. However, all of the recipes are still commonly used in contemporary Russia.
Creator: Germans from Russia Heritage Collection
Publication date: 2003-11
List Price: $35.00
Price: $35.00
Review Cookbook for Germans from Russia / Germans from Russia Heritage Collection:
Publication date: 2006-07-20
Dewey code: 641.5947
List Price: $27.45
Price: $25.55
Review Foods of Russia (Taste of Culture) / KidHaven Press:
Publication date: 2003-04
Dewey code: 915.70486
List Price: $34.95
Price: $27.61
Review The Other Side of Russia: A Slice of Life in Siberia and the Russian Far East (Eastern European Studies (College Station, Tex.), No. 21.) / Texas A&M University Press:Award-winning author Sharon Hudgins takes readers on a personal adventure through the Asian side of Russia-from the "high-rise villages" of Vladivostok and Irkutsk to Lake Baikal and the Trans-Siberian Railroad route. Join her as a guest confronted with exotic dishes at Christmas parties, New Year's banquets, Easter dinners, and Siberian festivals-and discover what daily life is really like on Russia's "other side. " "Sharon Hudgins has written a vivid and engrossing book about a part of the world that's both geographically and ethnically complex. She's done much to make the unfamiliar familiar. "-Larry McMurtry "Rare is the person who can step into the wonderland of Siberia and capture the culture and the spirit of its people. Sharon Hudgins has done that and more. This is a warm, considered, and completely engaging work from start to finish. [+]For those seeking a window into the soul of Siberia, you need look no further. "-James A. Cramer, President & CEO, World Learning ". an animated examination of grim, grimy, and unpredictably gracious ordinary life in the extrordinary place she calls Absurdistan. "-Alfred Friendly, Jr. , coauthor, Ecocide in the USSR, and former Newsweek Moscow Bureau Chief.
Authors
- Maria Gieysztor De Gorgey
Publication date: 2001-07
Dewey code: 641
List Price: $14.95
Price: $59.77
Review Art of Lithuanian Cooking / Hippocrene Books:
Publication date: 2008-09-25
Dewey code: 641
List Price: $29.99
Price: $19.79
Review The Food & Cooking of Russia: Discover the rich and varied character of Russian cuising, in 60 authentic recipes and 300 glorious photographs (The Food and Cooking of) / Aquamarine:Discover the rich and varied character of Russian cuisine, in a unique volume offering over 60 authentic dishes that reflect an incredible range of cultural influences
Publication date: 1996-02
Dewey code: 641
Price: $9.95
Review The Festive Food of Russia (Festive Food) / Kyle Cathie:
Publication date: 1999-06-25
Dewey code: 641
List Price: $40.00
Price: $64.95
Review The Practical Encyclopedia of East European Cooking / Lorenz Books:
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