Novinky v české gastronomické literatuře před 2. světovou válkou. O vývoji nových druhů kuchařských knih a proměnách tohoto žánru mezi lety 1900-1938

• Authors: Vendula Cilečková

Title variants

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Novelties in Czech gastronomic literature before World War II. About the development of new types of cookbooks and the transformations of this genre between 1900 and 1938

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

Cookbooks are currently a very popular literary genre in the field of gastronomy, but this was not always the case. Until the end of the 19th century, cookbooks were intended only for wealthy middle-class female readers. The study tries to show that the situation changed at the beginning of the 20th century, and cookbooks that were unprecedented before 1900 appeared. Their authors began to focus on particular groups of diners, types of ingredients, and different ways of eating. They also aimed at lower social classes, such as the working class and the countryside. The first cookbooks inspired by foreign gastronomy or the new dietary phenomenon – vegetarianism – were also produced. The development was also influenced by several historical events, such as World War I, when several war cookbooks were written. The female authors of cookbooks are an important aspect in the research on gastronomy. They are no longer just experienced housewives who share their recipes and advice, but include women dealing with education, and health and food science. Some of the authors‘ names are still well-known today.

Keywords

EN

gastronomy; Czech cookbooks; female authors; 1st half of the 20th century

Discipline

• ETHNOLOGY: ETHNOLOGY

• Publisher: Czech Ethnological Society
• Journal: Národopisný věstník
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 39_(81)
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 86-110
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Vendula Cilečková

• Česká národopisná společnost, z. s., Národní třída 3, 117 20 Praha 1, Czech Republic