The Kingdom of Rye: A Brief History of Russian Food (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BT2NW1XY | 2023 | 5 hours and 40 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 298 MB
Author: Darra Goldstein
Narrator: Suzanne Toren
Celebrated food scholar Darra Goldstein takes listeners on a vivid tour of history and culture through Russian cuisine. The Kingdom of Rye unearths the foods and flavors of the Russian land. Preeminent food studies scholar Darra Goldstein offers listeners a concise, engaging, and gorgeously crafted story of Russian cuisine and culture. This story demonstrates how national identity is revealed through food-and how people know who they are by what they eat together. The Kingdom of Rye examines the Russians’ ingenuity in overcoming hunger, a difficult climate, and a history of political hardship while deciphering Russia’s social structures from within. This is a domestic history of Russian food that serves up a deeper history, demonstrating that the wooden spoon is mightier than the scepter.