1st Edition
Communist Gourmet The Curious Story of Food in the People’s Republic of Bulgaria
By Albena Shkodrova
Copyright 2021
264 Pages
by
Central European University Press
Communist Gourmet 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. In looking back on a wide array of issues and events, Albena... Read more
Foreword, Made in the People's Republic of Bulgaria Why Do Bulgarians Hate Marzipan? Canned in Bulgaria: by Poets, Diplomats, and Teenagers Shopping Napoleon Blew it. Hitler Blew it. But Coca-Cola Pulled it Off! Dining Out How One Man Could Spoil the Menu of Millions, Sailing Academy for Waiters The Canteens: Chez Les Mères Sofiannaises Tripe Treats The Menu: Between Communist International and Rural Nationa, The Canning Season Tarator in Outer Space, Appendix: Recipes, Glossary, Index
Biography
Albena Shkodrova is a historian a popular writer. After a career in political journalism and travel writing, she was for eight years the editor in chief of Bulgaria’s food and wine magazine Bacchus. Currently she is a researcher at the Institute for Social Movements in Bochum, Germany.
