Cabbage and Caviar : a History of Food in Russia / Alison K. Smith.
When people think of Russian food they generally think either of opulent luxury, signified above all by caviar, or of poverty and hunger - of cabbage and potatoes and porridge. Both of these visions have a basis in reality, but both of them are incomplete. The history of food and drink in Russia inc...
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Reaktion Books,
2021.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Let us begin with soup
- 1. The elements of Russian cuisine
- 2. Environment , agriculture and technology
- 3. Eating and drinking in th earliest days of Russia
- 4. Russia becomes an empire
- 5. Champagne and Kvas: Russia divided
- 6. Russia becomes modern
- 7. Hunger and plenty: The Soviet experience
- Epilogue: Russia Again
- Recipes.