Honey, Olives, Octopus

Adventures at the Greek Table

Christopher Bakken (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

238 Seiten

2019
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-27509-6 (ISBN)

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Combining the best of memoir, travel literature, and food writing, Christopher Bakken delves into one of the most underappreciated cuisines in Europe in this rollicking celebration of the Greek table. He explores the traditions and history behind eight elements of Greek cuisine--olives, bread, fish, cheese, beans, wine, meat, and honey--and journeys through the country searching for the best examples of each. He picks olives on Thasos, bakes bread on Crete, eats thyme honey from Kythira with one of Greece's greatest poets, and learns why Naxos is the best place for cheese in the Cyclades. Working with local cooks and artisans, he offers an intimate look at traditional village life, while honoring the conversations, friendships, and leisurely ceremonies of dining around which Hellenic culture has revolved for thousands of years. A hymn to slow food and to seasonal and sustainable cuisine, Honey, Olives, Octopus is a lyrical celebration of Greece, where such concepts have always been a simple part of living and eating well.

Christopher Bakken is Frederick F. Seely Professor of English at Allegheny College. He is the author of three books of poetry: After Greece, Goat Funeral, and the forthcoming Eternity & Oranges. His poems, essays, and translations have been published widely in the U.S. and Europe.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	25.10.2021
Illustrationen	Mollie Katzen
Zusatzinfo	Figures; Maps; Line drawings, black and white; Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Berkerley
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 203 mm
Gewicht	476 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Länderküchen
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
ISBN-10	0-520-27509-8 / 0520275098
ISBN-13	978-0-520-27509-6 / 9780520275096
Zustand	Neuware