TY  - BOOK
AU  - Spalding,Simon
TI  - Food at sea: shipboard cuisine from ancient to modern times 
T2  - Food on the go series
SN  - 1442227362
AV  - TX840.M7 S67 2015
U1  - 641.5753 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Lanham
PB  - Rowman & Littlefield
KW  - Cooking on ships
KW  - History
KW  - Cookbooks
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; The ancient and medieval worlds --; 2; The Age of Exploration --; 3; Sailing navies --; 4; Nineteenth-century merchant ships --; 5; Immigrant and slave ships --; 6; Steam power and canned food --; 7; Ocean liners and refrigeration --; 8; New technologies : submarines, cruise ships, and containerization
N2  - "Food at Sea: Shipboard Cuisine from Ancient to Modern Times traces the preservation, preparation, and consumption of food at sea, over a period of several thousand years, and in a variety of cultures. The book traces the development of cooking aboard in ancient and medieval times, through the development of seafaring traditions of storing and preparing food on the world's seas and oceans. Following a largely chronological format, Simon Spalding shows how the raw materials, cooking and eating equipments, and methods of preparation of seafarers have both reflected the shoreside practices of their cultures, and differed from them. The economies of whole countries have developed around foods that could survive long trips by sea, and new technologies have evolved to expand the available food choices at sea. Changes in ship construction and propulsion have compelled changes in food at sea, and Spalding's book explores these changes in cargo ships, passenger ships, warships, and other types over the centuries in fascinating depth of detail. Selected passages from songs and poems, quotes from seafarers famous and obscure, and new insights into culinary history all add spice to the tale."--Publisher's website
ER  -