Drinking skills milk, cassava beer, kava, palm wine, tea, rice beer

• Other Authors: Flitsch, Mareile 1960- (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Sulgen Benteli Verlag 2014
• Subjects: Drinking customs > Social aspects > Exhibitions; Beverages > Social aspects > Exhibitions; Drinking of alcoholic beverages > Social aspects > Exhibitions; Beer > Social aspects > Exhibitions
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• Item Description: Published to accompany the exhibition "Trinkkultur - Kultgetränk" at the Ethnographic Museum at the University of Zurich, from June 20, 2014 to June 21, 2015.-- Publishers website
• Physical Description: 287 pages illustrations color 28 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliography reference and index
• ISBN: 9783716517901

Drinking is one of the most basic human needs. However, the act of drinking encompasses much more than just quenching one's thirst. It is also an important cultural act, that differs broadly in the beverages and their preparation and consumption around the world. This publication describes some of the most charactaristic beverages and their ceremonies. The authors from different fields of expertise clearly explain the different ways these drinks are prepared, shared, and consumed, and their inherent social power ranging from Palm Wine in the Tropical Belt via Rice Beer in Northeast India to the Alpine Milk Culture in Switzerland. Furthermore, two sommeliers contribute brief descriptions of the beverages which Western palates are not accustomed to - an invitation to the readers to enjoy this book with all their senses.