English Food - Diane Purkiss

English Food

A People’s History

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
560 Seiten
2022
William Collins (Verlag)
978-0-00-725556-6 (ISBN)
37,40 inkl. MwSt
‘An absolute gem’ Sunday Times
‘A mouthwatering history’ The Guardian

In this delicious history of Britain’s food traditions, Diane Purkiss invites readers on a unique journey through the centuries, exploring the development of recipes and rituals for mealtimes such as breakfast, lunch, and dinner, to show how food has been both a reflection of and inspiration for social continuity and change.



Purkiss uses the story of food as a revelatory device to chart changing views on class, gender, and tradition through the ages. Sprinkled throughout with glorious details of historical quirks – trial by ordeal of bread, a fondness for ‘small beer’ and a war-time ice-cream substitute called ‘hokey pokey’ made from parsnips – this book is both an education and an entertainment.


English Food explores the development of the coffee trade and the birth of London’s coffee houses, where views were exchanged on politics, art, and literature. Purkiss introduces the first breeders of British beef and reveals how cattle triggered the terrible Glencoe Massacre. We are taken for tea, to the icehouse, the pantry, and the beehive. We learn that toast is as English as the chalk cliffs. We bite into chicken, plainly poached or exotically spiced. We join bacon curers and fishermen at work. We follow the scent of apples into ancient orchards.


A rich and indulgent history, English Food will change the way you view your food and understand your past.


The table is set, have a seat, and tuck in.

Diane Purkiss is a Professor of English Literature at Oxford and fellow of Keble College. She is the author of the much-admired The Witch in History, Troublesome Things, and the acclaimed history, The English Civil War.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 10.11.2022
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 159 x 240 mm
Gewicht 890 g
Themenwelt Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Kulturgeschichte
Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10 0-00-725556-X / 000725556X
ISBN-13 978-0-00-725556-6 / 9780007255566
Zustand Neuware
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