The Oldest Cuisine in the World: Cooking in Mesopotamia

by Jean Bottéro

Book Overview

In this intriguing blend of the commonplace and the ancient, Jean Bott?ro presents the first extensive look at the delectable secrets of Mesopotamia. Bott?ro's broad perspective takes us inside the religious rites, everyday rituals, attitudes and taboos, and even the detailed preparation techniques involving food and drink in Mesopotamian high culture during the second and third millennia BCE, as the Mesopotamians recorded them.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226067343
• ISBN13: 9780226067346
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"