The fragile tale of Egyptian Jewish cuisine: food memoirs of Claudia Roden and Colette Rossant

This article is about the Jewish Egyptian narrative found in Claudia Roden's and Colette Rossant's cookbook memoirs. The purpose is to explore the unique ways in which associations with remembered culinary pleasures and their recreation offer insight into individual perceptions of historic...

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Published in:Food & foodways 2006-01, Vol.14 (1), p.35-54
Main Author: Naguib, Nefissa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropology of food
Food
Jews
Memory
Nostalgia
Social history
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Summary:This article is about the Jewish Egyptian narrative found in Claudia Roden's and Colette Rossant's cookbook memoirs. The purpose is to explore the unique ways in which associations with remembered culinary pleasures and their recreation offer insight into individual perceptions of historical moments. In both Roden's and Rossant's books, the recollections of food have been wedged into the emotional landscape separating their 'homeland' from their 'exile.' The article suggests that the narratives found in these memoirs are ideal themes and texts to combine with the fragile topic of contested pasts. Reprinted by permission of Taylor and Francis Ltd.
ISSN:0740-9710
DOI:10.1080/07409710600556860