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The Old Polish cookbooks as the part of the Polish cooking heritage
The Old Polish cookbooks as the part of the Polish cooking heritage

Author(s): Renata Gulczyńska
Subject(s): History, Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Geography, Regional studies, Library and Information Science
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: historical gastronomy; cookbooks; Old Polish cuisine; Czerniecki Stanisław (17th century); Wielądko Wojciech Wincenty (1749–1822)

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is to describe the perception of food in the Old Polish cookbooks. Assuming that what is “food” is ultimately culturally and socially conditioned and constructed, an analysis of recipes contained in Compendium ferculorum... [Collection of dishes] by Stanisław Czerniecki, Moda bardzo dobra smażenia różnych konfektów i innych słodkości [Very good fashion frying various confections and other sweets] and Kucharz doskonały... [Perfect cook] by Wojciech Wincenty Wielądko was done. Referring to preserved archival materials and subject literature, nutritional practices and culinary tastes were recreated. That allowed to learn about the customs related to the culinary culture of the Old Polish period. The structure and content of the texts were discussed.

  • Issue Year: 15/2021
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 549-570
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: English