FW: Glenn R. Mack, Food Culture in Russia and Central Asia

[Katz, Michael]

NEW PUBLICATION:
from Greenwood Publishers:

Food Culture in Russia and Central Asia 

Glenn R. Mack and Asele Surina

The diversity of food cultures within the former Soviet Union, with more
than 100 distinct nationalities, is overwhelming, but "Food Culture in
Russia and Central Asia" distills the main elements of contemporary cuisine
and food-related customs for scholars, students, and food professionals.
Vibrant descriptions of the legacy of the Silk Road; the classic foods such
as kasha, pirogi, non (flatbread), pickles, and shashlyk (shish kebab); the
over-the-top Moscow theme restaurants; and meals at the dacha and tea time
are just some of the highlights.

After centuries of contact and conflict among peoples of Eurasia, Russian
and Central Asian cuisines and culinary cultures have much in common. To
understand one, the other must be considered as well. Russia and Central
Asia cuisines share many ingredients, dishes, and customs. This volume
strives to emphasize the evolving and multifaceted nature of the food
cultures. Readers will be able to appreciate the ingredients, cooking
methods, and traditions that make up the Eurasian foodways.

GLENN R. MACK is a food historian. After seven years in with Time Magazine
in Moscow and New York, Glenn left journalism for culinary research on the
Silk Road. His travels took him to all the Central Asian nations, as well as
several trips to Xinjiang, China. 

ASELE SURINA is a Russian native and graduated from Moscow State University
with a Master’s degree in Journalism. Since 1999 she has worked at the
Institute of Classical Archaeology at the University of Texas, responsible
for joint projects with an archaeological museum in Crimea, Ukraine.

For an interview contact Glenn Mack at grmack at mail.utexas.edu.

Greenwood Press
June 2005
260 pages, map; photos
Hardcover ISBN: 0-313-32773-4 Price: $49.95 or £28.99

For additional information contact:

http://www.greenwood.com/books/BookDetail.asp?sku=GR2773

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