by Carl Plasa From the publisher: Apparently innocuous, sugar is a substance which brings with it a profound disquiet, not least because of its direct links with the histories of […]
Tag: England
How Fish and Chips Migrated to Great Britain
When Portugal fell under Spanish rule, the Inquisition targeted individuals with Jewish lineage. As religious violence worsened, many fled Portugal and resettled in England, bringing with them culinary treasures founded in […]
Taste of Empire: How Britain’s Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World
by Lizzie Collingham From the publisher: In The Taste of Empire, acclaimed historian Lizzie Collingham tells the story of how the British Empire’s quest for food shaped the modern world. […]
Fish and Chips: A History
by Panikos Panayi From the publisher: Along with red London buses, bowler hats and cricket, few things are considered more British than fish and chips. Sprinkled with salt and vinegar, fish […]
Dinner with Dickens: Recipes Inspired by the Life and Work of Charles Dickens
by Pen Vogler From the publisher: Dinner with Dickens celebrates the food of Victorian England by recreating dishes the author wrote about with such gusto, and enjoyed in real life. […]
Culture of Food in England, 1200-1500
by C. M. Woolgar From the publisher: In this revelatory work of social history, C. M. Woolgar shows that food in late-medieval England was far more complex, varied, and more culturally […]
Food in Medieval England: Diet and Nutrition
edited by C.M. Woolgar, D. Serjeantson, and T. Waldron From the publisher: Food and diet are central to understanding daily life in the middle ages. In the last two decades, the […]