British Food: An Extraordinary Thousand Years of History by Colin Spencer

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  • ISBN 10 1908117036
  • ISBN 13 9781908117038
  • Published May 19 2011
  • Format Paperback
  • Page Count 400
  • Language English
  • Edition Reprint
  • Countries United Kingdom
  • Publisher Grub Street

Publishers Text

This a revised and updated edition of an award-winning book, recognized as THE authoritative work on the subject of British food. It is a breathtaking attempt to trace the changes to and influences on food in Britain from the Black Death, through the Enclosures, the Reformation, the Industrial Revolution, the rise of Capitalism to the present day.

There has been a recent wave of interest in food culture and history and Colin Spencer’s masterful, readable account of our culinary history is a celebrated contribution to the genre. There has never been such an exciting, broad-scope history of the food of these islands. It should remind us all of our rich past and the gastronomic importance of British cuisine.

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