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Wish I'd started with this instead of Roy Choi's book for my Read Harder food memoir.
Bigger than a personal relationship with food, this is a social and economic history of food throughout the history of the USSR (from the 1910s-2010s). Very readable and very informative, rarely lagging (if a bit long). I also really appreciate the recipes being collected at the end rather than throughout. ...more
Bigger than a personal relationship with food, this is a social and economic history of food throughout the history of the USSR (from the 1910s-2010s). Very readable and very informative, rarely lagging (if a bit long). I also really appreciate the recipes being collected at the end rather than throughout. ...more
I've long had this quiet desire to visit the culturally-rich (yet WILDLY intimidating) land of Russia. This book stoked that quiet desire immensely.
I'm also really craving borscht now... ...more
I'm also really craving borscht now... ...more
Learned so much about Soviet history and food, and love the authorial voice (wry, sly, dry, and unexpected!). Also, can confirm the cornbread recipe is excellent!
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