A social, cultural, and above all culinary history of dessert, Sweet Invention explores the world's great dessert traditions, from ancient India to 21st-century Indiana. Each chapter begins with author Michael Krondl tasting and analyzing an icon of dessert, such as baklava from the Middle East or macarons from France, and then combines extensive scholarship with a lively writing style to spin an ancient tale of some of the world's favorite treats and their creators. From the sweet makers of Persia who gave us the first donuts to the sugar sculptors of Renaissance Italy whose creativity gave rise to the modern-day wedding cake, this authoritative read clears up numerous misconceptions about the origins of various desserts, while elucidating their social, political, religious and even sexual uses through the ages.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
A Cappella Books
ISBN-13
9781556529542
eBay Product ID (ePID)
111598508
Product Key Features
Author
Michael Krondl
Publication Name
Sweet Invention
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Michael Krondl
Topic
Desserts
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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