Communist Gourmet

Albena Shkodrova is a historian a popular writer. After a career in political journalism and travel writing, she was for eight years the editor in chief of Bulgaria’s food and wine magazine Bacchus. Currently she is a researcher at the Institute for Social Movements in Bochum, Germany.

• Foreword, Made in the People's Republic of Bulgaria Why Do Bulgarians Hate Marzipan? Canned in Bulgaria: by Poets, Diplomats, and Teenagers Shopping Napoleon Blew it. Hitler Blew it. But Coca-Cola Pulled it Off! Dining Out How One Man Could Spoil the Menu of Millions, Sailing Academy for Waiters The Canteens: Chez Les Mères Sofiannaises Tripe Treats The Menu: Between Communist International and Rural Nationa, The Canning Season Tarator in Outer Space, Appendix: Recipes, Glossary, Index

"I consider Albena Shkodrova’s book Communist Gourmet crucial for research on the history of food in the countries of the Soviet bloc and that I believe anyone interested in this field of research should become familiar with it. It offers excellent opportunities for comparative research mainly in the Central and Eastern European regions."https://sd.usd.cas.cz/artkey/sod-202203-0012_on-todor-zhivkov-s-tastes-shkembe-chorba-and-food-for-astronauts.php