Icelandic Food and Cookery - Nanna Rögnvaldaróttir
KORTE INHOUD
New and revised 2nd Edition. Icelandic food and cooker is a cookbook that gives a taste of Iceland through a wealth of tradition and modern recipes, food history and lore.
The book begins with a historical introduction to Icelandic food and cooking, from the Settlement to the modern Nordic kitchen. Festive food traditions are covered in a separate chapter but the main section of the book consists of recipes for popular Icelandic dishes, a virtual journey through the local home of cooking in the 20th century.
Most of the recipes come from the author s own family or are sourced from old cookbooks and magazines. Each recipe is accompanied by historical information, personal anecdotes or sociological tidbits that serve to explain the dish and give the reader a sense of Icelandic home cooking, and culture, and how it has changed and evolved.
The book begins with a historical introduction to Icelandic food and cooking, from the Settlement to the modern Nordic kitchen. Festive food traditions are covered in a separate chapter but the main section of the book consists of recipes for popular Icelandic dishes, a virtual journey through the local home of cooking in the 20th century.
Most of the recipes come from the author s own family or are sourced from old cookbooks and magazines. Each recipe is accompanied by historical information, personal anecdotes or sociological tidbits that serve to explain the dish and give the reader a sense of Icelandic home cooking, and culture, and how it has changed and evolved.
