The Language of Food

A Linguist Reads the Menu

von Dan Jurafsky

272 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Ketchup began as a fermented fish sauce from China's Fujian province: ke for fermented fish, tchup for sauce. The British were the first to add tomatoes to their anchovy "catsup" in 1817. A century later, Heinz changed the spelling again-and added sugar.In The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky opens a panoramic window onto everything from the modern descendants of ancient recipes to the hidden persuasion in restaurant reviews. Combining history with linguistic analysis, Jurafsky uncovers a global atlas of premodern culinary influence: why we toast to good health at dinner and eat toast for breakfast and why the Chinese don't have a word for "dessert". Engaging and eclectic, Jurafsky's study reveals how everything from medieval meal order to modern menu design informs the way we drink and dine today. Tuck in!

• Themen: Lifestyle, Hobbys und Freizeit Kochen, Essen und Trinken, Schreiben über Lebensmittel, Kochbücher
• ISBN: 9780393240832
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.09.2014
• Größe: 246 x 167 mm
• Verlag: WW Norton & Co