Author : Archestratus (of Gela.)
Publisher : Quale Press
ISBN 13 : 0979299969
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (792 download)
Book Synopsis Gastrology, Or Life of Pleasure Or Study of the Belly Or Inquiry Into Dinner by : Archestratus (of Gela.)
Download or read book Gastrology, Or Life of Pleasure Or Study of the Belly Or Inquiry Into Dinner written by Archestratus (of Gela.) and published by Quale Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, Gian Lombardo has culled together previous translations of Archestratos?s work to provide a version that best captures the author?s simultaneously dogmatically authoritative and irreverent tome. One could read Gastrology as a cookbook, if one could find pig-fish (?Braise its head but add no seasoning?) or Toronaian saw-tooth shark (?Sprinkle with cumin and roast with a pinch of salt?). It?s also a travelogue of ancient Greek port-towns, and a guide to the prejudices of the day (?Don?t let any Siracusan, or Italian for that matter, get near when you?re cooking?). Most of all, this book is a testament to the ways in which, since the beginnings of Western civilization, people have been taking serious and sensual pleasure in the food they eat.