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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777954003321

Autore

Scholliers Peter

Titolo

Food culture in Belgium [[electronic resource] /] / Peter Scholliers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2009

ISBN

1-282-42043-7

9786612420436

0-313-34491-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (261 p.)

Collana

Food culture around the world, , 1545-2638

Disciplina

394.1/209493

Soggetti

Cooking, Belgian

Food habits - Belgium

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-225) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Timeline; 1. Historical Overview; 2. Major Foods and Ingredients; 3. Cooking; 4. Typical Meals; 5. Eating Out; 6. Special Occasions; 7. Diet and Health; Glossary; Resource Guide; Selected Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Belgian food and drink, often overshadowed by the those of powerhouse neighbors France and Germany, receive much deserved attention in this thorough overview, the most comprehensive available in English. Belgian waffles, chocolate, and beer are renowned, but Food Culture in Belgium opens up the entire food culture spectrum and reveals Belgian food habits today and yesterday. Students and food mavens learn about the question of Belgianness in discussions of the foodways of distinct regions of Flanders, Wallonia, and Brussels. Packed with daily life insight, consumption statistics, and trends ga