The Pleasures of English Food (Penguin English Journeys) - Softcover

Davidson, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141191023 ISBN 13: 9780141191027

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2009

Synopsis

Stargazey pie, Cheshire cheese, toffee apples, fish and chips, Sussex pond pudding, Cumberland sausages, pasties, gingerbread, dumplings and Cox's orange pippins are just some of the edible delights in this glorious celebration of English food from across the country and its history. From the etiquette of afternoon tea to the origins of mince pies, from the best way to eat a Stilton to how to cook a proper Yorkshire pudding, here are both well-loved favourites and unsung heroes from the nation's mouth-watering culinary heritage.

Generations of inhabitants have helped shape the English countryside - but it has profoundly shaped us too.It has provoked a huge variety of responses from artists, writers, musicians and people who live and work on the land - as well as those who are travelling through it.English Journeys celebrates this long tradition with a series of twenty books on all aspects of the countryside, from stargazey pie and country churches, to man's relationship with nature and songs celebrating the patterns of the countryside (as well as ghosts and love-struck soldiers).

About this title

From the Back Cover:

ENGLISH JOURNEYS
Number 4
The Pleasures of English Food

Stargazey pie, Cheshire cheese, toffee apples, fish and chips, Sussex pond pudding, Cumberland sausages, pasties, gingerbread, dumplings and Cox's orange pippins are just some of the edible delights in this glorious celebration of English food from across the country and its history. From the etiquette of afternoon tea to the origins of mince pies, from the best way to eat a Stilton to how to cook a proper Yorkshire pudding, here are both well-loved favourites and unsung heroes from the nation's mouth-watering culinary heritage.

Alan Davidson (1924-2003) was a British diplomat and historian who became most famous for his books about food, including the bestselling encyclopaedic work The Penguin Companion to Food.

About the Author:

Alan Davidson (1924-2003) was a British diplomat and historian who became most famous for his books about food, including the bestselling encyclopaedic work The Penguin Companion to Food.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0141191023
• ISBN 13: 9780141191027
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128