{"product_id":"communist-gourmet-albena-shkodrova-9789633864036","title":"Communist Gourmet: The Curious Story of Food in the People's Republic of Bulgaria","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCommunist Gourmet\u003c\/em\u003e presents a lively, detailed account of how the communist regime in Bulgaria determined people's everyday food experience between 1944 and 1989. It examines the daily routines of acquiring food, cooking it, and eating out at restaurants through the memories of Bulgarians and foreigners, during communism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn looking back on a wide array of issues and events, Albena Shkodrova attempts to explain the paradoxes of daily existence. She reports human stories that are touching, sometimes dark, but often full of humor and anecdotes from nearly one hundred people: some of them are Bulgarians who were involved in the communist food industry, whether as consumers or employees, while others are visitors from the United States and Western Europe who report culinary highlights and disappointments. The author made use of the national press, officially published cookbooks, Communist Party documents, and other previously unstudied sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn appendix containing recipes of dishes typical of the period and an extensive set of archival photographs are special features of the volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Albena Shkodrova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9633864038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789633864036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Central European University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 8.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Albena Shkodrova","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044675580159,"sku":"9789633864036","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0767230a-4db7-4b68-ad14-7f46db85b65b.jpg?v=1684974226","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/communist-gourmet-albena-shkodrova-9789633864036","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}