The Pharaoh's Feast

by Oswald Rivera

Drawing on written sources from the fifth century, B.C. to today, veteran cookbook author Oswald Rivera recreates ingredient lists and recipes to allow modern cooks to prepare historic delights from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156858282X
• ISBN13: 9781568582825
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Highlighting the history of food preparation

Impressively compiled and presented by Oswald Rivera, The Pharaoh's Feast is a unique and impressive collection of 110 simple recipes that have been passed down from antiquity to the present day. The recipes comprising this enthusiastically recommended addition to any adventurous cookbook collection range from Pears Cooked without Coals or Water; Pigeon Stew; and Poached Sturgeon; to Indian Pudding; Baked Frankfurters with Stuffing; and Tropical Salad. Highlighting the history of food preparation from a biblical Mess of Pottage to colonial American Cornpone and Johnnycakes, The Pharaoh's Feast is a unique source of culinary inspiration and a heritage recipe collection for cooks of all passions to sample and better understand longstanding culinary traditions and sources from around the world and down through time.