Sweet invention
Subtitle: a history of dessert
By: Michael Krondl
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 418
ISBN-13: 9781556529542
Subjects: Desserts; Food habits; Confectionery; Pastry; History
Description: "A social, cultural, and-above all-culinary history of dessert, Sweet Invention explores the world's great dessert traditions, from ancient India to 21st-century Indiana. Each chapter begins with author Michael Krondl tasting and analyzing an icon of dessert, such as baklava from the Middle East or macarons from France, and then combines extensive scholarship with a lively writing style to spin an ancient tale of some of the world's favorite treats and their creators. From the sweet makers of Persia who gave us the first donuts to the sugar sculptors of Renaissance Italy whose creativity gave rise to the modern-day wedding cake, this authoritative read clears up numerous misconceptions about the origins of various desserts, while elucidating their social, political, religious-and even sexual-uses through the ages"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.