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Food Links

A selection of web pages related to food history

Food in Europe

• Colloquia and publications of 'The International Commission for the Research into European Food History'
• Calendar, bibliography, discussion groups, links of the 'Institut Européen de l'Histoire et des Cultures de l'Alimentation'
• Website of the European network of regional culinary heritage

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Northern Europe

Food in Finland

• Gastronomy in Finland
• Finnish cooking

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Food in Norway

• The history of food in Norway
• The history of food in Norway, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Fancy food in the 19th century

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Food in Sweden

• Food in Sweden: regional specialities and festive foods

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Eastern Europe

Food in Bulgaria

• Food and tradition in Bulgaria

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Food in Estonia

• An (historical) overview of Estonian cuisine
• A short history of Estonian cuisine
• Estonian cuisine according to 'the Estonian Institute'
• Christmas in the Estonian way

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Food in Latvia

• Latvian food.

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Food in Poland

• Polish food: cuisine, history, traditional recipes
• Bella Online: the voice of the women (with food recipes online)
• (Food) History of Krakow
• Polish cuisine according to the Free dictionary
• Polish vodka
• The history of Zubrowka
• Christmas in Poland

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Food in Romania

• Romania tourism
• Romanian foodways: a crossroad of tastes

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Food in Russia

• A history of vodka
• A taste of history: food from Russia and the former USSR

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Food in Lithuania

• Lithuanian food.

Food in Slovakia

• Tourism in Slovakia:some interesting traditional recipes
• General food habits

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Southern Europe

Food in Cyprus

• Cypriotic food.

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Food in Greece

• Mediterranean cuisine
• Greek recipes

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Food in Italy

• Museo Nazionale delle Paste Alimentari
• Italian cooking history
• US Italy m(an)ia
• Ethnic food
• Master in Cultura dell'Alimentazione, University of Bologna
• Glossary of Italian cooking terminology, 'culinary academy', cinema recipes
• Rome's travel portal
• Italy online: historical research with regional recipes
• Italian Gastronomy
• The official site of the foods and wines of Italy

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Food in Spain

• History of the gazpacho
• The origin of tapas
• The history of olives and olive oil
• Standard of living, health and food in Spain: a database.

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Food in Turkey

• The 'art of cooking' according to the Turkish Cultural Foundation
• 1000 years of cooking
• A general introduction on Turkish cuisine
• A broad survey of food history
• The story of Turkish food
• Everything about the Turkish national drink: raki
• Turkish food according to the Ultimate Travel Guide
• History and general culinary information according to P. Conant
• Focus on Turkish cuisine. A history of Turkish food

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Western Europe

Food in Belgium

• Vlaams Centrum voor Volkscultuur: a large collection of general, peculiar, strange and funny websites (click on 'dossiers')
• The one and only original Belgian fries website
• Frites in Belgium
• Cuisine de Belgique
• Information for the professional
• The history of chocolatier Côte d'Or
• 'The Academy of Regional Gastronomy'
• Website of the ''Centrum voor Agrarische Geschiedenis'' (KU Leuven)
• Website of the inventor of the Belgian praline
• 'The Gourmet Museum': archaeology, history, and folklore of good eating
• Belgian beer: brewing, beers, cafés, museums,...
• Chocolate museum in Bruges
• Slow food in Flanders.
• Flemish local produce, recipes and anecdotes.
• An analysis of the contemporary Belgian food consumption.
• NICE: professional and educational food advice
• A website about health issues.
• The Week of Taste in Flanders.

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Food in Germany

• German food
• General information on German food (some historical information)
• Typical German food
• Medieval cookbooks

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Food in France

• History of French cuisine
• 'Les arts de la table'
• Activities related to the 'Week of Taste'
• Official website of the annual 'Week of Taste'
• Observatory of food habits
• Terroir de France: recipes and bibliography

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Food in Luxembourg

• Welcome in Luxembourg
• Recipes from Luxembourg
• Verken Luxembourg

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Food in the Netherlands

Dutch food and eating habits

Dutch recipes, regional cooking, associations,...

Dutch food

Three cookbooks, 1500-1700

Culinary cookbook

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Food in Austria

• A portal to Austrian cuisine
• Het Sacher Café in Vienna
• The Fürst Konditorei Salzburg
• A history of Austrian and Viennese cuisine

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Food in the United Kingdom

• 'Chocolate paradise' in Birmingham
• The Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery

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