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Feasts and Fasts: A History of Food in India

✍️ Sen, Colleen Taylor
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🏛 Reaktion Books 📅 2015 📖 351 pages 🌐 en 📔 Hardcover ISBN: 9781780233529

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This title appeals primarily to academic readers and serious food historians rather than home cooks seeking recipes. It lacks the practical utility expected by casual baking or technique enthusiasts. Readers looking for quick meal ideas or vivid narrative storytelling may find the tone dry and sparse. However, for those studying the cultural significance of Indian foodways, it provides a necessary, if somewhat detached, overview. It is not suitable for those wanting immediate culinary inspiration.
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This title appeals primarily to academic readers and serious food historians rather than home cooks seeking recipes. It lacks the practical utility expected by casual baking or technique enthusiasts. Readers looking for quick meal ideas or vivid narrative storytelling may find the tone dry and sparse. However, for those studying the cultural significance of Indian foodways, it provides a necessary, if somewhat detached, overview. It is not suitable for those wanting immediate culinary inspiration.

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