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AN ENTERTAINING AND STYLISH EXPLORATION OF FOOD AND NATIONALITY, FROM AWARD-WINNING WRITER ANYA VON BREMZEN ‘This voyage into culinary myth-making is essential reading… I couldn’t love it more!’ Nigella Lawson ‘A truly captivating and evocative book. National Dish takes you on a food journey written with real warmth, wit and perception’ Dan Saladino ‘A sparklingly intelligent examination of, and a meditation on, the interplay of cooking and identity’ Spectator ________ In National Dish, award-winning food writer Anya von Bremzen sets out to investigate the eternal cliché that “we are what we eat”. Her journey takes her from Paris to Tokyo, from Seville, Oaxaca and Naples to Istanbul. She probes the decline of France’s pot-au-feu in the age of globalisation, the stratospheric rise of ramen, the legend of pizza, the postcolonial paradoxes of Mexico’s mole, the community essence of tapas, and the complex legacy of multiculturalism in a meze feast. Finally she returns to her home in Queens, New York, for a bowl of Ukrainian borscht -a dish which has never felt more loaded, or more precious. As each nation’s social and political identity is explored, so too is its palate. Rich in research, colourful? characters and lively wit, National Dish peels back the layers of myth and misunderstanding around world cuisines, reassessing the pivotal role of food in our cultural heritage and identity. Featuring an epilogue on Ukrainian borscht, recently granted World Heritage status by UNESCO ________ FURTHER PRAISE FOR NATIONAL DISH ‘So enlightening – as well as well so much fun to read… Von Bremzen is a superb describer of flavours and textures’ Bee Wilson Financial Times A fast-paced, entertaining travelogue, peppered with compact history lessons that reveal the surprising ways dishes become iconic’ New York Times ‘Enchanting, fascinating, thought provoking and humorous’ Claudia Roden ‘A playful, erudite and mouthwatering exploration of ideas around food and identity. With the help of a diverse group of characters and dishes, Anya von Bremzen highlights the intricacies and contradictions of our relationship with what we eat’ Fuschia Dunlop ‘Anya von Bremzen’s new book reads like an engrossing unputdownable novel about the perpetual soup of humanity’ Oli Hercules ‘An evocative, gorgeously layered exercise in place-making and cultural exploration…’Boston Globe ‘Von Bremzen’s knowledge is staggering and her writing witty, urgent and personal. I couldn’t put it down’ Diana Henry
Publisher : ONE (7 September 2023)
Language : English
Hardcover : 352 pages
ISBN-10 : 191159088X
ISBN-13 : 978-1911590880
Item Weight : 550 g
Dimensions : 15.29 x 1.85 x 23.39 cm
Net Quantity : 550.00 Grams
Russell S. –
Wife and I have thoroughly enjoyed this book. Anya has a special way of writing about food, and she adds a much welcomed historical component to show all of us gluttons that we are all connected in more ways than one. It certainly gives some food for thought – pun intended! If you want an enjoyable reading experience while learning a bit of food-related history, this book is for you.
John Martin –
Arrived fast and book in good condition .
F. Melton –
Great ,EXCEPT THE DELIVERY IS STILL BEING PUT IN YARD ..PUT ON INSTRUCTIONS ON PORCH NOT IN YARD !!!!!!
R. Helm –
although interesting perspective, no recipes to play with. Food in History more informative
D. NEWTON –
I apologise. I couldn’t bear to read this beyond the first chapter. It reminds me of how Fred Astair treated Parisians in ‘Funny Face’ â they’re just so cute and childlike. No thanks.