{"product_id":"camembert-a-national-myth-9780520225503","title":"Camembert: A National Myth","description":"\u003cp\u003eCamembertdelectably fragrant  creamy-centered  neatly boxedis the most popular and most famous French cheese. Originally made by hand in the Norman countryside  it is now mass-produced internationally  yet Camembert remains a national symbol for France  emblematic of its cultural identity. In this witty and entertaining book  Pierre Boisard investigates the history of Camembert and its legend. He considers the transformation of Frances cheese-making industry and along the way gives a highly selective  yet richly detailed history of Francefrom the Revolution to the European Union. Camembert: A National Myth weaves together culinary and social history in a fascinating tale about the changing nature of food with implications for every modern consumer.  As the legend goes  by coincidence  grand design  or clever marketing  the birth of Camembert corresponds almost exactly in time with the birth of the French republic. In this book  republicans and Bonapartists  revolutionaries and priests are reconciled over the contents of a little round box  originating a great myth and a great nation. The story of the cheeses growing fame features Napoleon  Louis Pasteur  the soldiers of the First World War  and many others.  Beneath this intriguing story  however  runs a grittier tale about the history of food production. We learn  for example  how Camembert became whitea topic that becomes a metaphor for the sanitation of the countrysideand how Americans discovered the secrets of its production. As he describes the transformation of the Camembert industry and the changing quality of the cheese itself  Boisard reveals what we stand to lose from industrialization  the hallmark of the past century.  Today  small producers of raw-milk  ladle-molded Camembert are fighting to keep their tradition alive. Boisard brings us to a new appreciation of the sensual appeal of a lovely cheese and whets the appetite for a taste of the authentic product.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647087697973,"sku":"ByrdShop_0520225503","price":27.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780520225503.jpg?v=1781688487","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/camembert-a-national-myth-9780520225503","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}