LEADER 03473oam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910975400803321 005 20250204190649.0 010 $a9781780233918 010 $a1780233914 024 7 $a10.5040/9781780233918 035 $a(CKB)3710000000283407 035 $a(EBL)1864179 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001433499 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11823206 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001433499 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11415415 035 $a(PQKB)10399391 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1864179 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1864179 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10990401 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL664798 035 $a(OCoLC)896794423 035 $a(OCoLC)1378771380 035 $a(UkLoBP)BP9781780233918BFoL 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000283407 100 $a20230509e20162023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aFeasts and fasts $ea history of food in India /$fColleen Taylor Sen 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon :$cReaktion Books,$d2016. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing (UK),$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (351 pages) 225 1 $vFoods and Nations 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781780233529 311 08$a1780233523 311 08$a9781322335162 311 08$a1322335168 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroducation 1. Climate, Crops and Prehistory 2. The Age of Ritual, 1700-1100 BCE 3. The Renunciant Tradition and Vegetarianism, 1000-300 BCE 4. Global India and the New Orthodoxy, 300 BCE-500 CE 5. New Religious Trends and Movements: Feasting and Fasting, 500-1000 CE 6. Food and Indian Doctors, 600 BCE-600 CE 7. The Middle Ages: The Manasolassa, Lokopakara, and Regional Cuisines, 600-1300 CE 8. The Dehli Sultanate: Ni'matnama, Supa Shastra and Ksemakutuhalam, 1300-1550 9. The Mughal Dynasty and its Successors, 1526-1857 10. The Europeans, the Princes and their Legacy, 1500-1947 11. An Overview of Indian Cuisine: The Meal, Cooking Techniques and Regional Variations 12. New Trends in Indian Food, 1947-Present 13. The Food of the Indian Diaspora Timeline References Select Bibliography Acknowledgements Photo Acknowledgements Index 330 $aWhat is it that makes Indian food so recognizably Indian, and how did it get that way? Feasts and Fasts: A History of Food in India is an exploration of Indian cuisine in the context of the country's religious, moral, social and philosophical development. It addresses topics such as dietary prescriptions and proscriptions, the origins of vegetarianism, culinary borrowings and innovations, the use of spices and the inseparable links between diet, health and medicine. It also looks at special foods for festivals, street foods and the splendour of Mughal feasts. This lavishly illustrated book gives a mouth-watering tour of India's regional cuisines, containing numerous recipes to interest and excite readers. 410 0$aFoods and Nations . 606 $aFood$xHistory$zIndia 606 $aFood and society$2bicssc 615 0$aFood$xHistory 615 7$aFood and society 676 $a641.300954 700 $aTaylor Sen$b Colleen$01800105 801 0$bUkLoBP 801 1$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910975400803321 996 $aFeasts and fasts$94344662 997 $aUNINA