{"product_id":"new-arrival-food-history-indian-indian-food-a-historical-companion","title":"(*NEW ARRIVAL*) (Food History - Indian) Indian Food: A Historical Companion","description":"\u003cp\u003eIllus. with color plates. 10.25x7.75\", jacket. First Edition. Delhi: Oxford Univ. Press, 1994.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe cuisine of India is as ancient as it is varied, and in this attractive, oversized volume, food expert A.K. Achaya captures the full range and history of the Indian diet, from prehistoric times to the modern era. An informative volume that boasts over 150 black-and-white illustrations (including line drawings, photographs, and maps) and fifty-five color photographs on twenty plates, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eIndian Food\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e draws on archaeology, anthropology, literature, philology, and botany to cook up a smorgasbord of fascinating facts about this exotic fare.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAchaya begins with the earliest food preparations of Paleolithic and Neolithic times. He covers the diet of the Aryans; examines regional cuisines; describes the customs, rituals, and beliefs observed by different communities and religious groups; and traces the gradual shift towards vegetarianism with the advent of Buddhism and Jainism. In thirty-three boxed sections, he takes the reader on various sidetrips, from the Indian use of Bhang (cannabis) and opium, to the history of ice cream, ranging from Marco Polo to Dolly Madison. With illustrations ranging from Neolithic cave paintings from Madhya Pradesh, to full color photographs of modern Indian foods, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIndian Food\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers a rich cornucopia of information on this flavorful and popular cuisine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSunning to jacket spine, otherwise a very good first edition of this classic work on Indian food history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Margo True","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50699153768706,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/0463\/6790\/files\/IMG_4813_89cf579c-375f-43a3-8e4f-a572a2b2b46c.jpg?v=1791582418","url":"https:\/\/omnivorebooks.myshopify.com\/products\/new-arrival-food-history-indian-indian-food-a-historical-companion","provider":"Omnivore Books on Food","version":"1.0","type":"link"}