La Cucina Russa fra Storia e Filosofia

This is not a simple cookery book, even though it contains a list of recipes that offer a detailed overview of Russian cuisine's taste and flair. The author thoroughly examines this culture, its history and its philosophy, by exploring the historical contexts that havecontributed to theevolution of Russian cookery, from Middle Ages to nowadays, analyzing religious customs and, in particular, the sumptuous tradition of the czars.