Culinary Technology of the Ancient Near East
eBook - ePub

Culinary Technology of the Ancient Near East

From the Neolithic to the Early Roman Period

  1. 270 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Culinary Technology of the Ancient Near East

From the Neolithic to the Early Roman Period

About this book

Culinary Technology of the Ancient Near East discusses the technical aspects of meal preparation, cooking, and baking in the ancient Near East, exploring a wide range of topics including kitchens, cooking equipment, cooking and baking vessels, and serving and eating utensils.

Chapters explore and describe the culinary technologies and techniques employed by the peoples of the ancient Near East from the Neolithic to the Early Roman period, considering their unique and pioneering contributions to the development and evolution of gastronomic devices and apparatus and highlighting some of the foods prepared by them, recognizing their application and influence in contemporary cooking and baking. Baker brings together in a single volume what is known about the culinary technology of the ancient Near East based on the archaeological, textual, historic, and scientific data drawn from a wide range of studies and discusses this data in terms of its cultural, historic, and socio-economic context. She emphasizes these technologies as the foundation upon which modern culinary technology is based and applies relevant ancient techniques to modern systems. Overall, the volume acknowledges the ingenuity of the ancient mind in order to understand their culinary technology, which in turn helps us better understand our own and apply these, and new, ideas to the present and future.

This is a fascinating study suitable for students and scholars working on food and households in the ancient Near East, as well as those working on the history of food, cooking and dining, and the history of technology more broadly.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Figures
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Maps
  10. Chronology of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Canaan, and Greece
  11. 1 Introduction
  12. 2 The Secret Life of Food
  13. 3 The Ancient “Kitchen” – Near Eastern Style
  14. 4 Hearths
  15. 5 Stoves, Cooking Ranges, Portable Grills, and Braziers
  16. 6 Ovens
  17. 7 Andirons
  18. 8 Fuel for the Fire
  19. 9 The Daily Grind: Grinding and Milling
  20. 10 Cookware, Bakeware, Utensils, Dining and Serving Ware
  21. 11 Refrigeration
  22. 12 Bread and Beer
  23. 13 Cooks, Recipes, and Cookbooks
  24. 14 Washing Up
  25. 15 Summary and Discussion
  26. References
  27. Index