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Genre/Form: | Electronic books History |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Fletcher, Nichola. Caviar : A Global History. London : Reaktion Books, ©2011 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Nichola Fletcher |
ISBN: | 9781861897312 1861897316 |
OCLC Number: | 767502735 |
Description: | 1 online resource (138 pages) |
Contents: | Caviar Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction: Why Caviar?; 1. Sturgeon: The Jurassic Fish; 2. Ikra: The Soul of Russia; 3. Châv-jâr: Iran's Story; 4. Caviales Comes to Europe; 5. An American Caviar Rush; 6. Crisis in the Caspian; 7. How to Make a Sturgeon; 8. Roe on Roe: Alternative Eggs; 9. Caveat emptor: How to Buy It; 10. How to Enjoy Caviar; Recipes; Appendix; Select Bibliography; Websites and Associations; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index. |
Abstract:
Caviar: piquant, luxurious and decadent, it is renowned the world over. A story of greed, indulgence, enterprise and hope, this book starts by looking back to its heyday in Tsarist Russia, America and Europe in the Roaring Twenties, before telling the story of production, trade and consumption today.
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