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# Indian Food: A Historical Companion

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Buy Indian Food: A Historical Companion Reprint by K. T. Achaya (ISBN: 9780195644166) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Review: This is the most detailed work on the ingredients and other components of Indian cooking from a historical point of view down to the modern era that I have ever seen. It is a great achievement. It is well worth having if you are interested knowing all about this important subject, Indian Cuisine!
Review: This book actually describes us how we are in Indus valley civilization. Our forefathers was great and ginus minds.The Indus Valley Civilization, also known as the Harappan Civilization, was a Bronze Age civilization that flourished in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent, roughly from 3300 to 1300 BCE.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | 0195644166 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 705,215 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 467 in Indian Food & Drink 15,984 in Science & Nature References 75,474 in History (Books) |
| Customer reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (190) |
| Dimensions  | 18.03 x 1.78 x 24.38 cm |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| ISBN-10  | 9780195644166 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0195644166 |
| Item weight  | 430 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 322 pages |
| Publication date  | 1 July 1998 |
| Publisher  | Oxford Univ Pr (T) |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by P***T on 27 May 2015*

This is the most detailed work on the ingredients and other components of Indian cooking from a historical point of view down to the modern era that I have ever seen. It is a great achievement. It is well worth having if you are interested knowing all about this important subject, Indian Cuisine!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by A***H on 12 July 2025*

This book actually describes us how we are in Indus valley civilization. Our forefathers was great and ginus minds.The Indus Valley Civilization, also known as the Harappan Civilization, was a Bronze Age civilization that flourished in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent, roughly from 3300 to 1300 BCE.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by R***R on 25 June 2020*

A lot of what we eat today are foods that come from the New World, which only a few hundred years ago our ancestors wouldn’t even have heard of. I bought this book to know what Vegetarian Indians ate in the absence of Potatoes and Tomatoes. While this book was amazing on the use of spices, it was less so on entire recipes. What was interesting were the chapters on food and rituals as well as food and medicine. As a recipe book, it is nearly useless, but a good scholarly work for a food historian or anyone interested in the area.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Indian Food (Oip)
- A HISTORICAL DICTIONARY OF INDIAN FOOD (OIP)
- The Illustrated Foods Of India

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