בידספיריט | ספר האוכל היהודי : מעל

ספר האוכל היהודי : מעל 800 מתכונים. מחקר אנתרופולוגי והיסטורי מרתק העוקב אחר נדודיה של התרבות היהודית דרך האוכל שלה. לונדון, 1997. צילומים, אירים, מסמכים. אנגלית. - The book of Jewish food : An odyssey from Samarkand and Vilna to the present day - By Claudia Roden. [London] : Viking, 1997. viii [1] pp., 581 pp. Chromo paper. Hardcover. Dust jacket, 25.5 cm., very few aging stains.  Handwritten dedication in Hebrew, 1998. Photographs, drawings, facsimiles.  This book blends over 800 recipes with a profound historical and anthropological study of Jewish migration. Spanning sixteen years of extensive research, Roden brilliantly structures the book into two distinct sections: the Ashkenazi world (represented by Vilna), characterized by the hearty, comforting flavors of Central and Eastern Europe, and the Sephardic and Mizrahi world (represented by Samarkand), capturing the vibrant, spice-rich traditions of the Mediterranean, North Africa, and Central Asia. Beyond a mere collection of ingredients, the book serves as a poignant cultural archive, preserving the culinary heritage, personal anecdotes, and socio-religious traditions of diverse Jewish communities—many of which vanished in the twentieth century - and cementing its reputation as a definitive text on how wandering and faith shaped a global food culture. Very Good Condition.