Food Culture In Russia And Central Asia

Author : Glenn R. McNamara,Asele Surina
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2005-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9798216085645

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Food Culture in Russia and Central Asia by Glenn R. McNamara,Asele Surina Pdf

Russia and the newly independent states of Central Asia are struggling to reassert or create national identities and are receiving fresh attention from the West. After decades of oblivion, the vast Eurasian continent is once again divulging its intense cultural heritage and foodways to the international community. The diversity of food cultures within the former Soviet Union, with more than 100 distinct nationalities, is overwhelming, but this book brilliantly distills the main elements of contemporary cuisine and food-related customs for students and foodies. 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. Russia and the newly independent states of Central Asia are struggling to reassert or create national identities and are receiving fresh attention from the West. After decades of oblivion, the vast Eurasian continent is once again divulging its intense cultural heritage and foodways to the international community. 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 brilliantly distills the main elements of contemporary cuisine and food-related customs for students and foodies. 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.

Author : Glenn R. McNamara,Asele Surina
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313062285

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Food Culture in Russia and Central Asia by Glenn R. McNamara,Asele Surina Pdf

Russia and the newly independent states of Central Asia are struggling to reassert or create national identities and are receiving fresh attention from the West. After decades of oblivion, the vast Eurasian continent is once again divulging its intense cultural heritage and foodways to the international community. The diversity of food cultures within the former Soviet Union, with more than 100 distinct nationalities, is overwhelming, but this book brilliantly distills the main elements of contemporary cuisine and food-related customs for students and foodies. 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. Russia and the newly independent states of Central Asia are struggling to reassert or create national identities and are receiving fresh attention from the West. After decades of oblivion, the vast Eurasian continent is once again divulging its intense cultural heritage and foodways to the international community. 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 brilliantly distills the main elements of contemporary cuisine and food-related customs for students and foodies. 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.

Author : Rafis Abazov
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2006-12-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313056185

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Culture and Customs of the Central Asian Republics by Rafis Abazov Pdf

The Central Asian Republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan won their independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Now they are emerging from the shadow of dominance and are subjects of intense interest from the West. The modern culture and customs of the various peoples in these geopolitical hotspots, straddling the far reaches of Europe into Asia, are revealed to a general audience for the first time. This will be the must-have volume for a broad, authoritative overview of these traditional civilizations as they cope with globalization.

Author : Catriona Kelly
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350192805

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Russian Food since 1800 by Catriona Kelly Pdf

In Russia, food has a hugely important role in political, symbolic, and practical terms. In this illuminating history of Russian food in the modern age, Catriona Kelly – a leading cultural historian and keen amateur cook – reflects on this and an environment where what you eat (and drink) indicates how patriotic you are. Kelly argues that an expectation of 'feeding' is embedded in attitudes to the state as provider, and that rationing systems have traditionally replicated and even enforced social hierarchies. The book looks at how Russian food is intimately connected with family and friends, and was an important source of delight even in the Soviet period, when official culinary provision and practices ostensibly sought to promote nutrition above all, and food was often short. Russian Food since 1800 traces these complex and contradictory associations. It also examines various shifts in diet and cuisine over the last three centuries, including the ways in which old traditions such as pickling and jam-making sit alongside wider world influences from the vast imperial hinterland in the Baltic, the Caucasus, and Central Asia, as well as Western Europe and America.

Author : Paul David Buell,Eugene N. Anderson,Montserrat de Pablo Moya,Moldir Oskenbay
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004432109

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Crossroads of Cuisine by Paul David Buell,Eugene N. Anderson,Montserrat de Pablo Moya,Moldir Oskenbay Pdf

Crossroads of Cuisine offers history of food and cultural exchanges in and around Central Asia. It discusses geographical base, and offers historical and cultural overview. A photo essay binds it all together. The book offers new views of the past.

Author : Melanie Byrd,John P. Dunn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1137 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-02
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9798216066262

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Cooking through History [2 volumes] by Melanie Byrd,John P. Dunn Pdf

From the prehistoric era to the present, food culture has helped to define civilizations. This reference surveys food culture and cooking from antiquity to the modern era, providing background information along with menus and recipes. Food culture has been central to world civilizations since prehistory. While early societies were limited in terms of their resources and cooking technology, methods of food preparation have flourished throughout history, with food central to social gatherings, celebrations, religious functions, and other aspects of daily life. This book surveys the history of cooking from the ancient world through the modern era. The first volume looks at the history of cooking from antiquity through the Early Modern era, while the second focuses on the modern world. Each volume includes a chronology, historical introduction, and topical chapters on foodstuffs, food preparation, eating habits, and other subjects. Sections on particular civilizations follow, with each section offering a historical overview, recipes, menus, primary source documents, and suggestions for further reading. The work closes with a selected, general bibliography of resources suitable for student research.

Author : Musya Glants,Joyce Toomre
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1997-08-22
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0253211069

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Food in Russian History and Culture by Musya Glants,Joyce Toomre Pdf

This Collection of Original Essays gives surprising insights into what foodways reveal about Russia's history and culture from Kievan times to the present. A wide array of sources - including chronicles, diaries, letters, police records, poems, novels, folklore, paintings, and cookbooks - help to interpret the moral and spiritual role of food in Russian culture. Stovelore in Russian folklife, fasting in Russian peasant culture, food as power in Dostoevsky's fiction, Tolstoy and vegetarianism, restaurants in early Soviet Russia, Soviet cookery and cookbooks, and food as art in Soviet paintings are among the topics discussed in this appealing volume.

Author : Ken Albala
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1566 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313376276

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Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia [4 volumes] by Ken Albala Pdf

This comprehensive reference work introduces food culture from more than 150 countries and cultures around the world—including some from remote and unexpected peoples and places. From babka to baklava to the groundnut stew of Ghana, food culture can tell us where we've been—and maybe even where we're going. Filled with succinct, yet highly informative entries, the four-volume Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia covers all of the planet's nation-states, as well as various tribes and marginalized peoples. Thus, in addition to coverage on countries as disparate as France, Ethiopia, and Tibet, there are also entries on Roma Gypsies, the Maori of New Zealand, and the Saami of northern Europe. There is even a section on food in outer space, detailing how and what astronauts eat and how they prepare for space travel as far as diet and nutrition are concerned. Each entry offers information about foodstuffs, meals, cooking methods, recipes, eating out, holidays and celebrations, and health and diet. Vignettes help readers better understand other cultures, while the inclusion of selected recipes lets them recreate dishes from other lands.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 547 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789292547592

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Central Asia Atlas of Natural Resources by Asian Development Bank Pdf

This atlas brings together a wealth of information related to living and nonliving natural resources in the five countries of Central Asia---Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It contains an array of maps based on geographic information systems and remote sensing images, numerous photographs, tabulations of important data, and extensive descriptive text that together illustrate and describe the region's bountiful natural resources, its diversity of peoples, and their progress toward sustainable development. Highlights include geographic and climatic features; environmental, economic, and social profiles; energy, minerals, and water resources; ecoregions and ecosystems; major fauna and flora; agriculture and fisheries; peoples and cultural traditions; and economic and social statistics.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Asia, Central
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131814191

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Central Asia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Zoran Pavlović
Publisher : Infobase Holdings, Inc
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781438199498

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Russia, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, Second Edition by Zoran Pavlović Pdf

This eBook introduces readers to the geography of Russia, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, covering the culture region as a whole rather than individual countries. The volume emphasizes the region's people and their various ways of life, considering how they have adapted to, used, and changed the natural environments in which they live. Like other titles in the 10-volume Modern World Cultures set, Russia, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, Second Edition explores the geographical features, climate, and ecosystems; population, settlement, and culture; and the history and economy of the region at hand. Also covered are the region’s diversity, challenges, and prospects. Illustrated with full-color maps and photographs, and accompanied by a chronology, glossary, and further readings, these accessible titles offer an ideal starting point for research on the culture regions of the world.

Author : David Christian
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781119446705

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A History of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia, Volume II by David Christian Pdf

Provides an all-encompassing look at the history of Russia, Central Asia, and Mongolia Beginning with the breakup of the Mongol Empire in the mid-thirteenth century, Volume II of this comprehensive work covers the remarkable history of “Inner Eurasia,” from 1260 up to modern times, completing the story begun in Volume I. Volume II describes how agriculture spread through Inner Eurasia, providing the foundations for new agricultural states, including the Russian Empire. It focuses on the idea of “mobilization”—the distinctive ways in which elite groups mobilized resources from their populations, and how those methods were shaped by the region’s distinctive ecology, which differed greatly from that of “Outer Eurasia,” the southern half of Eurasia and the part of Eurasia most studied by historians. This work also examines how fossil fuels created a bonanza of energy that helped shape the history of the Communist world during much of the twentieth century. Filled with figures, maps, and tables to help give readers a fuller understanding of what has transpired over 750 years in this distinctive world region, A History of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia: Volume II: Inner Eurasia from the Mongol Empire to Today, 1260-2000 is a magisterial but accessible account of this area’s past, that will offer readers new insights into the history of an often misunderstood part of the world. Situates the histories of Russia, Central Asia, and Mongolia within the larger narrative of world history Concentrates on the idea of Inner Eurasia as a coherent ecological and geographical zone Focuses on the powerful ways in which the region’s geography shaped its history Places great emphasis on how “mobilization” played a major part in the development of the regions Offers a distinctive interpretation of modernity that highlights the importance of fossil fuels Offers new ways of understanding the Soviet era A History of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia: Volume II is an ideal book for general audiences and for use in undergraduate and graduate courses in world history.

Author : Frith Maier
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : IND:30000044462921

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Trekking in Russia & Central Asia by Frith Maier Pdf

The most thorough trekking guides to these regions.

Author : Helen Waite Papashvily,George Papashvily
Publisher : Silver Burdett Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Cooking
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004479312

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Russian Cooking by Helen Waite Papashvily,George Papashvily Pdf

Discusses the cuisines of Russia and provides a variety of recipes characteristic of the diverse regions of that country.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1082 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Europe
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122364255

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Slavic Review by Anonim Pdf