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Genre/Form: | Encyclopedias |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Darra Goldstein |
ISBN: | 9780199313396 0199313393 9780199313624 0199313628 9780199313402 0199313407 |
OCLC Number: | 892040873 |
Description: | xxv, 888 pages, 32 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color), facsimiles ; 26 cm |
Contents: | Foreword / Sidney Mintz -- Introduction / Darra Goldstein -- Topical outline of entries -- The Oxford companion to sugar and sweets -- Appendix: Films -- Appendix: Songs -- Appendix: Pastry Shops -- Appendix: Museums -- Directory of Contributors. |
Other Titles: | Sugar and sweets |
Responsibility: | edited by Darra Goldstein. |
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Sweets have a special hold on our senses. Whether it's taffy or turnovers, sandesh or sherbet, maple sugar or macarons, our enjoyment of sweets is informed by traditions and memories. This encyclopedia explores sweet things globally and across time, from the honeycombs our ancestors gathered to the crackly nougatine of today's experimental chefs. But its greatest achievement is that, in over 900 intellectually nourishing pages, it never neglects the senses. Like themedieval subtleties that entertained royal diners with elaborate conceits, this book is playful, surprising, and always-captivating. * Heston Blumenthal * Happy hours can be spent browsing, leaping around, tasting or gorging. From convent sweets, to dental caries, to sexual innuendo, theres more than just gobstoppers. It's impressive stuff. * Petits Propos Culinaires * sheer brilliance! * AGA magazine * A comprehensive reference work on the idea of the sweet, this is more than just a collection of sweets, it's an exploration into the human fondness for all things sweet and how it has shaped our language, art and cooking throughout history. * Fine Dining Lovers * A wealth of knowledgeable authors have contributed to this entertaining and informative compendium, which is illustrated with beautiful pictures * Der Tagesspiegel * magnificent * Literary Review, Jonathan Beckman * The Companion abounds with such curious theories and facts. Who knew, for example, that the familiar plastic flying toy known as the frisbee was named after the American bakery manager William Russell Frisbee, whose popular flat pies were sold in tin plates with his name imprinted in bold letter on the base? ... Such entertaining historical details sparkle in many of the entries. * Anna Katharina Schaffner, The Times Literary Supplement * 265 experts, including food historians, chemists, restaurateurs, cookbook writers and neuroscientists, explore the idea of the sweet from a multidisciplinary perspective. The Companion abounds with... curious theories and facts... Entertaining historical details sparkle. * Times Literary Supplement * a 900-page sugar bible * Dagens Nyheter * Read more...


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