History of Nutrition and Dining in the Czech Lands, 1945–1970

The publication offers a comprehensive overview of the history of nutrition and dining, tracing developments from the post-war poverty and the strict rationing system to the great boom of Czech haute cuisine in the late 1960s. The author examines both home cooking and dining in restaurants and canteens. He shows how food prices were determined and what people perceived as a luxury. He explores various factors influencing eating habits while also addressing contemporary healthy food campaigns and the adoption of inspirations from abroad. The topic is placed within a broad context of cultural, social, economic, and political history. Readers will discover how whale meat was consumed in the Czech lands, what president Antonín Zápotocký liked to eat, how Tournedos Rossini were renamed in the 1950s, the challenges of obtaining foodstuffs such lentils and liver, and how obesity was fought.