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The Cookbook museum in Måltidens hus
The first nordic Cookbook museum is located in Måltidens hus, Grythyttan, Sweden. The museum was inaugurated March 17th, 2000. The room where the museum is situated is in a special built Kaba - a black cube. The architect Magnus Silfverhielm, fascinated by arabic culture, made the Kaba to resemble a ”holy” place for people interested in culinary arts, a bit like a ”Mecca” for the like minded.

The museum has, through the project of interior design and choice of materials, tried to find connections to Tore Wretman. He was one of Swedens biggest cookbook authors and a lot of his work is on display at the museum. Had it not been for Carl Jan Granquist, his books would today have been spread out around the world. The books were auctioned out in London, 1997, where Carl Jan bought the majority for The swedish academy of culinary arts & meal science.

The world´s oldest printed cookbook, ”De honesta volupate”, is also on display in the museum. The book, originating in the 15th century was written by Bartolommeo Sacchi de Piadena, a biographer and Pope's librarian at the time. There are also books from Cajsa Varg, among others, in the museum.

The museums total collection of books and documents dates back to as early as 1480 AD up until 1980 AD. It comprises about 1000 different works, mainly regarding food and culinary arts, but also beverages and the preparation thereof. Most works can be classified as books, but there are also a number of pamphlets and menus.