The Making of Modern Eating

How the German Middle Class Forged the Way We Eat, 1780-1910

von Claudia Kreklau

318 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Nineteenth-century Germany invented the way we eat. Women experimenting in households, French chefs fleeing guillotines, and one of the most rapidly evolving food industries in the world forged recognizably modern eating practices between 1780 and 1910. While central Europeans merely aimed to survive long winters, experiment with translated recipes and curious ingredients from abroad, and embrace the conveniences of industrial life, their consumption habits and cooking practices created a new product landscape. Throughout this transitional era of history, individuals visibly communicated their self-understandings through food. This study of central European food modernity and middle-class identity aims to provide fresh footing for discussions in our own changing global era.

• Reihe: Studies in German History
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Gesellschaft und Kultur, allgemein Kultur- und Medienwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften Gesellschaft und Kulinarisches
• ISBN: 9781836953586
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.02.2026
• Größe: 235 x 157 mm
• Verlag: Berghahn Books