Eat and Be Satisfied by John Cooper

Eat and Be Satisfied by John Cooper

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Presents the history of Jewish food from biblical times. This title explores the traditional foods - the everyday diets as well as the specialties for the Sabbath and festivals - of both the Ashkenazic and Sephardic cuisines. It discusses what makes certain foods Jewish and details the evolution of traditional dishes as cholent and gefilte fish.

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Eat and Be Satisfied by John Cooper

Eat and Be Satisfied is the first comprehensive and critical history of Jewish food from biblical times until the present. John Cooper explores the traditional foods-the everyday diets as well as the specialties for the Sabbath and festivals-of both the Ashkenazic and Sephardic cuisines. He discusses the often debated question of what makes certain foods Jewish and details the evolution of such traditional dishes as cholent and gefilte fish.
Through extensive research in libraries in the United States, London, and Jerusalem, John Cooper has become a pioneer in the field of Jewish culinary history. He was a lecturer at the first Oxford Symposium on Jewish Food and at the Spiro Jewish Food Conference. Cooper studied history at Balliol College at Oxford University, where he received an M.A. He is an attorney in London, where he lives with his wife and two children.
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ISBN 13 9780876683163
ISBN 10 0876683162
Title Eat and Be Satisfied
Author John Cooper
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers
Year published 1993-09-01
Number of pages 280
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.