Description:Round, thin, and made of starchy batter cooked on a flat surface, it is a food that goes by many names: flapjack, cr-pe, and okonomiyaki, to name just a few. The pancake is a treasured food the world over, and now Ken Albala unearths the surprisingly rich history of pancakes and their sizzling goodness."Pancake" traverses over centuries and civilizations to examine the culinary and cultural importance of pancakes in human history. From the Russian "blini" to the Ethiopian "injera," Albala reveals how pancakes have been a perennial source of sustenance from Greek and Roman eras to the Middle Ages through to the present day.a He explores how the pancake has gained symbolic currency in diverse societies as a comfort food, a portable victual for travelers, a celebratory dish, and a breakfast meal. The book also features a number of historic and modern recipesOCotracing the first official pancake recipe to a sixteenth-century Dutch cookOCoand is accompanied by a rich selection of illustrations."Pancake "is a witty and erudite history of a well-known favorite and will ensure that the pancake will never be flattened under the shadow of better known foods.a"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with RB-Edible. To get started finding RB-Edible, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: Round, thin, and made of starchy batter cooked on a flat surface, it is a food that goes by many names: flapjack, cr-pe, and okonomiyaki, to name just a few. The pancake is a treasured food the world over, and now Ken Albala unearths the surprisingly rich history of pancakes and their sizzling goodness."Pancake" traverses over centuries and civilizations to examine the culinary and cultural importance of pancakes in human history. From the Russian "blini" to the Ethiopian "injera," Albala reveals how pancakes have been a perennial source of sustenance from Greek and Roman eras to the Middle Ages through to the present day.a He explores how the pancake has gained symbolic currency in diverse societies as a comfort food, a portable victual for travelers, a celebratory dish, and a breakfast meal. The book also features a number of historic and modern recipesOCotracing the first official pancake recipe to a sixteenth-century Dutch cookOCoand is accompanied by a rich selection of illustrations."Pancake "is a witty and erudite history of a well-known favorite and will ensure that the pancake will never be flattened under the shadow of better known foods.a"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with RB-Edible. To get started finding RB-Edible, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.