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F D S: HISTORY OF COOKBOOKS

The history of cookbooks is complex. Today, number of cookbooks grew. These early books Today, cookbooks are made for everyone.

they serve as sources of information, inspiration, were often designed for specific audiences Whether it’s a celebrity or a Michelin-starred
and even beauty. Whether you are dealing with based on social class. Wealthy households chef, there’s a cookbook out there for every type
dietary restrictions or simply enjoy cooking, it’s had their own specialized cookbooks, while of cook. Modern recipes often blend elegant
easy to scroll through apps and flip through lower-income families relied more on shared and casual meals, combining ingredients and

books to fi nd recipes that match your needs. knowledge and handwritten collections. As traditions from around the world. With just
people began migrating across regions in the one book or one app, you can explore an entire
The fi rst known collection of written recipes
was found on four clay tablets in Mesopotamia, late 1800s, they started writing down family globe of fl avors.
dating back to 1700 B.C. However, published recipes to preserve cultural traditions. Source:
cookbooks didn’t become common in Western During the rationing years of the world wars, https://eatwell.healthy.ucla.edu/2021/03/08/
countries until the 14th century. Before that, more cookbooks hit the market with tips for the-history-of-cookbooks-and-where-we-are-
most people couldn’t read, so recipes were cooking with limited ingredients. After World today/
passed down orally from one generation to the War II, most cookbooks were aimed at middle- https://oxfordre.com/

next, usually from mother to daughter. class homemakers, reflecting the common foodstudies/display/10.1093/
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for maintaining the home.