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An eminent medieval historian, van Winter (medieval history emerita, Utrecht University) has written on a variety of topics. Over the years, her interest drifted to food in the Middle Ages. The result is this collection of previously published articles on various aspects of eating (and fasting). Since the first cookbooks don't appear until the late 13th century, the information on earlier periods is meager. While she is most interested in habits of her native Netherlands, van Winter covers the rest of Europe and the Crusader States of Palestine, as well, dispelling some popular myths, including the belief that Marco Polo brought the first pasta to Italy. This is an entertaining collection of interest to dieticians, cooks and reenactors as well as historians. Distributed in North America by the David Brown Book Co. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
