A Matter of Taste
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Title: A Matter of Taste
Binding: print
Release Date: 0000-00-00
Details: Drawing On Recipes, Food Editorials And Readers' Memories, A Matter Of Taste Is A Celebration Of The Australian Women's Weekly's Vital Role In The Development Of Australian Food Culture, Debunking The Myth That Australian Food Was 'bland' And 'boring' Prior To Postwar Migration, And Illuminating Important Relationships Between Food, Culture And Identity. It Shows That The Magazine Encouraged Its Readers (mostly Women) To Be Adventurous, To Experiment In The Kitchen, And To Try New Ingredients And Flavours, Stimulating An Eclectic, Australian Way Of Eating, Which Is Still Reflected On Our Tables Today. Meticulously Researched And Beautifully Presented, A Matter Of Taste Takes You On An Entertaining, Nostalgic And Insightful Culinary Journey Through Australian Food, Culture And History. Introduction: 'welcome In Every Home' -- Triple Tested: The Weeky's Recipes, Readers And Cookery Editors -- An Inexhaustible Appetite: Eating Meat In Scarcity And Surplus -- Let Them Eat Cake: The Transformation Of Australian Baking Culture -- Crash!: Slimming, Reducing And Dieting With The Weekly -- Dinner Parties And Barbecues: Middle-class Masculinity And Home Entertaining -- 'it Was Taken Up With Cries Of Delight': Foreign Foods And Fads In The Australian Kitchen -- Conclusion: An Ever-evolving Food Culture. Lauren Samuelsson. Includes Bibliographical References.
EAN: 9781925835991
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