A History of English Food Contributor(s): Dickson Wright, Clarissa (Author) |
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ISBN: 009951494X ISBN-13: 9780099514947 Publisher: Arrow OUR PRICE: $24.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Cooking | Regional & Ethnic - English, Scottish & Welsh - Cooking | History - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
Dewey: 641.309 |
LCCN: 2012538934 |
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5" W x 7.7" (1.00 lbs) 500 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A sumptuously presented personal history of English food, from medieval times to the present day, by a beloved food writer of the Two Fat Ladies In a major new history of English food, Clarissa Dickson Wright takes the reader on a journey from the time of the Second Crusade and the feasts of medieval kings to the cuisine--both good and bad--of the present day. She looks at the shifting influences on the national diet as new ideas and ingredients arrived, and as immigrant communities made their contribution to the life of the country. She evokes lost worlds of open fires and ice houses, of constant pickling and preserving, and of manchet loaves and curly-coated pigs. She also tells the stories of the chefs, cookbook writers, gourmets, and gluttons who have shaped public taste, from the salad-loving Catherine of Aragon to the foodies of today. Above all, she gives a vivid sense of what it was like to sit down to the meals of previous ages, whether an 18th-century labourer's breakfast, a 12-course Victorian banquet, or a lunch out during World War II. Insightful and entertaining by turns, this is a magnificent tour of nearly 1,000 years of English cuisine, peppered with surprises and seasoned with Clarissa Dickson Wright's characteristic wit. |