What do we think about when we think about Greek food? For many, it is the meze and the traditional plates of a Greek island taverna at the height of summer.
Rachel Dalby lives on the island of Paros, where she and her partner run the Marina Cafe..
About the Author: Andrew Dalby is a linguist, translator, and historian based in France and the author of many books on Food history.
Illustrated throughout and featuring traditional recipes that blend historical and modern flavors, Gifts of the Gods is a mouth-watering account of a rich and ancient cuisine.
The book culminates with a look at one of the most distinctive features of Greece\'s Food tradition--the country\'s world renown hospitality.
Moving through history--from classical to modern--the book explores the country\'s regional Food identities as well as the export of Greek Food to communities all over the world.
The book discusses how the land was settled, what was grown in different regions, and how certain fruits, herbs, and vegetables became a part of local cuisines.
The country has one of the most varied landscapes of Europe, where steep mountains, low-lying plains, rocky islands, and crystal-blue seas jostle one another and produce Food and wine of immense quality and distinctive taste.
Greek Food is brimming with thousands of years of history, lore, and culture.
In Gifts of the Gods , Andrew and Rachel Dalby take us into and beyond the taverna in our minds to offer us a unique and comprehensive History of the foods of Greece.
What do we think about when we think about Greek food? For many, it is the meze and the traditional plates of a Greek island taverna at the height of summer
