Camembert
Subtitle: A  National Myth
Contributors: Richard Miller (Translator)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: July 7, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9780520225503
Subjects: Food & Drink / Cookery; Food manufacturing & related industries; Social history; France; Cooking / Wine; Fiction; Literature: Folklore/Mythology; Specific Ingredients - Dairy; History; Cheese industry; Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology; Camembert cheese
First sentence: Sunday, 11 April 1928: Vimoutiers, a small village in Normandy, is having a celebration.
Description: "Camembert: delectably fragrant, creamy centered, neatly boxed is the most popular and famous French cheese. In this witty and entertaining book, Pierre Boisard investigates the history of Camembert and its legend. He considers the transformation of France's cheese making industry and along the way gives a highly selective yet richly detailed history of France, from the Revolution to the European Union. Camembert: A National Myth waives together culinary and social history in a fascinating tale about the changing nature of food, with implications for every modern consumer."--BOOK JACKET.