Title:
Tastes of Byzantium : the cuisine of a legendary empire
Author:
Publication Date:
2010
Publication Information:
London : I.B. Tauris, 2010.
Physical Description:
268 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781848851658
9781838600365
Abstract:
Describes the food and eating customs during the Byzantine Empire.
Contents:
An Introduction to Byzantium -- Tastes and Smells of the City -- Food and Markets of Constantinople -- Water and Wine, Monks and Travellers -- Rulers of the World -- The Texts -- The Eight Flavours -- Categories of Food -- Humoral and Dietary Qualities of Foods -- A Dietary Calendar -- Instructions and Recipes -- A Phrase-Book of Byzantine Foods and Aromas.
Language:
English
