Eating India: An Odyssey Into the Food and Culture of the Land of Spices
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Though it's primarily Punjabi food that's become known as Indian food in the United States, India is as much an immigrant nation as America, and it has the vast range of cuisines to prove it. In... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1596910186
ISBN13:9781596910188
Release Date:July 2007
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Length:265 Pages
Weight:1.08 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.8" x 8.6"
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3 ratings
Scholarly work, yet very entertaining.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I would highly recommend this literary work to anyone that is interested not only in the cuisines of the different regions of India, but who is also interested in the history of India.
Fantastic--Indian food comes alive
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
this book is in a class of its own--part travel, part food and part culture spiced throughout with love -- Chitrita spoils us again with her excellent writing, fantastic eye for detail and ability to bring together and share with us the foods and customs and locales that make India so wild, exotic and special; she shares it all from her authentic perspective. This is unlike any other book on India; we have waited too long for this integrated point of view. hope she has another book in the works. Mary K. Eliot
A Great Read, even for an Indian reader !
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
You think you know India, but after reading Eating India, you realize how wonderfully rich, tasty, and complex is the "Khichdi" called India. The real melting pot through millenia that has absorbed the waves of Aryans, Huns, Mongols, Greeks, Mughals, Europeans, and many others into its ever changing but unique identity is explored here in this book through the medium of food. The book is more than just a food book. It offers a prismatic look at the people, history, geography, and culture of the various regions of India. I grew up in Gujarat, but after reading the book, my salivary glands are working overtime, and I cannot wait to visit Ahmedabad and check out Agashiye restaurant. For the gastronomically adventurous traveller, especially if she has the digestive immune system that can handle a few choice microbes, the pleasures of eating at a roadside "dhaba" is not to be missed. A wonderful book for anyone who loves food, travel, and history. Desis and non-desis alike will find it stimulating and appetizing.
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