The Egg in European Diet and What it Tells Us

Authors

  • A R T Kemasang Independent Scholar Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.27906

Keywords:

eggs, European Diet, ingredients, social history, food and religion, Cultural

Abstract

This paper contrasts the importance of the egg in the western diet with the role it plays in Sinaean Asia, China in particular.

Author Biography

  • A R T Kemasang, Independent Scholar

    A.R.T. Kemasang is an Indonesian writer and researcher living in London. He is author of articles and longer studies on the history of tea and on the Chinese in Indonesia.

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Published

2019-10-01

Issue

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Kemasang, A R T. 2019. “The Egg in European Diet and What It Tells Us”. Petits Propos Culinaires, October, 85-105. https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.27906.