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Historisk kogebog: kogekunst i Danmark 1616-1910

By Sidsel
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Nov 24, 2016
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Book Reviews, Cookbook, Early Modern & 19th century, Food history, Renaissance

.Title: Historisk kogebog: kogekunst i Danmark 1616-1910
Author: Else-Marie Boyhus
Genre: Historical cookbook, food history, renaissance, early modern, modern

If you have any interest in Danish food history between 1600 and 1900, then this is a must read! The book is both a book about food history and it is a cookbook in the sense that it is full of recipes from historic Danish cookbooks. I have already tried to cook already tried a few of the recipes and her translations are easy to work from. There is a huge number of illustrations that makes it book wonderful to look at and inviting. All of the illustrations are from the period they are accompanying.
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Historien om danskernes mad i 15.000 år

By Sidsel
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Nov 18, 2016
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Antiquity, Book Reviews, Cookbook, Early Modern & 19th century, Food history, Medieval, Renaissance, Viking

Title: Historien om danskernes mad i 15.000 år
Author: Bettina Buhl
Genre: Food history, Denmark

The scope of this book is kind of impressive – it tries to cover Danish food history. Half of the book is however based around food after 1850 where there are of course more source material. For my purposes that is sadly where I find it least interesting. And I did find that the part of the book that covers pre-1660 is way better – in my opinion. The focus of the book everyday cooking rather than cooking by the elite.

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