Ancient Roman Dining

ISBN-13: 9783639171242 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 292 str.

Charles Feldman

Opis

The book considers how changes contingent toideological conflict could affect Roman aristocraticfoods and their presentation. Throughout, attempt ismade to understand Roman elite cuisine as anexpressive vehicle for social relations. The Romannobles perspective on traditional foods may havesignified Roman identity. Evidence is examined acrossantiquity that reference classic foods, elite diningand the elite dining environment. Elite Roman tastes: the Roman aristocratic foodfashions, flavors and styles are examined fromdifferent ideological and sensory perspectives. Onesection engages the spirituality of classic and, inparticular, elite Roman foods. This is followed by adiscussion on blended Roman cuisine: the exoticstews and sauces on typically expects on the eliteRoman table. How the noble approached these blendedcreations, may have been contingent on his or herworldview. In the final chapter the Roman aristocratic dining environment is explored. It isargued that the dining setting played an in integralpart in the nobles political-culinary agenda.

O autorze

Dr. Charles Feldman is an Associate Professor of Nutrition and
Food Science at Montclair State University. He has published
research in a number of food culture, food history, nutrition and
food management journals.