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"Culinary
Cultures of Europe" Wins International Award
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Mridula does it for Britain |
The book
Culinary cultures of Europe has been voted world's best culinary
history book at the Gourmand World Media Awards in Kuala Lumpur.
Gourmand International has organised the World Cookbook Awards,
billed as the "Oscars" for the culinary publication and
media industry, for the past 10 years.
Just under
6,000 books from 65 different countries were competing for the award,
created by Edouard Cointreau in 1995 and now in its 11th year. Prizes
are awarded each year to books that raise awareness and respect for
traditions related to food and wine.
Culinary
cultures of Europe - Identity, diversity and dialogue, published in
French and English by the Council of Europe takes the reader on a
gastronomic tour through the culinary traditions and cultures of 40
member states of the Council of Europe.
Country by
country, it looks into culinary traditions and their national
significance, taking an educational approach to the links between
history, culture and food. The book also delves into how these
factors have helped define important transitions faced by some 40
European countries. In this sense, it is a history book which
highlights an enormously rich part of the European cultural heritage
and the dialogue between cultures..
Mridula
Baljekar flew the flag for Britain with her latest book, Great Indian
Feasts, published by John Blake Publishing in October 2005 which was
shortlisted for the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in the Best Asian
Cookbook category. Mridula, owner of Spice Route in Windsor emailed
us from Kuala Lumpur with the tremendous news that she had won.
"I hoped for 'Best in UK' said an excited Mridula, " but I
never expected Best in the World".
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