Communist Gourmet : : The Curious Story of Food in the People’s Republic of Bulgaria / / Albena Shkodrova.

Communist Gourmet presents a lively, detailed account of how the communist regime in Bulgaria determined people’s everyday food experience between 1944 and 1989. It examines the daily routines of acquiring food, cooking it, and eating out at restaurants through the memories of Bulgarians and foreign...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Central European University Press eBook-Package 2021
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Place / Publishing House:Budapest ;, New York : : Central European University Press, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (264 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Foreword
  • Chapter 1 Made in the People’s Republic of Bulgaria
  • Chapter 2 Why Do Bulgarians Hate Marzipan?
  • Chapter 3 Canned in Bulgaria by Poets, Diplomats, and Teenagers
  • Chapter 4 Shopping
  • Chapter 5 “Napoleon Blew It. Hitler Blew It. But Coca-Cola Pulled It Off!”
  • Chapter 6 Dining Out
  • Chapter 7 How One Man Could Spoil the Menu of Millions
  • Chapter 8 Sailing Academy for Waiters
  • Chapter 9 The Canteens: Chez les mères sofiannaises
  • Chapter 10 Tripe Treats
  • Chapter 11 The Menu: Between Communist International and Rural National
  • Chapter 12 The Canning Season
  • Chapter 13 Tarator in Outer Space
  • Appendix Recipes
  • Glossary
  • Index