The Englishman's Food: Five Centuries of English Diet - Softcover

Wilbraham, Anne; Drummond, J.C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845952413 ISBN 13: 9781845952419

Publisher: Pimlico, 2017

Synopsis

Medieval gardens; cookshops; spices; ale, beer, wine and spirits; the food of peasants, labourers, townspeople, the wealthy, the poor and the country gentleman; fish, meat and game; the feeding of infants, children; dairy products; vitamins, proteins, fat and fibre; the adulteration of food; the four bottle man; bread; poaching; tea, coffee and chocolate; food in schools and institutions; sugar and sweetmeats; root crops; the agricultural revolution; the importance of 'white meats', the vegetarian diet; menus and recipes. . .

The Englishman's Food was first published in 1939, fully revised in 1957 and now appears with a new updating introduction. A ground-breaking book, it is a fascinating and authoritative survey of food production, consumption, fashions and follies over a period of five hundred years.

Reprinted with a new introduction by food editor Tom Jaine.

About this title

Review:

"The achievement of this pioneering book is very great. It remains a remarkable contribution to the study of eating habits and health in society" (Derek Cooper)

"The most valuable contribution of its kind" (Guardian)

"This fascinating book should be read from cover to cover" (Daily Telegraph)

"A tour de force" (Observer)

"To read it is a pleasure as well as a duty; learned and well-written, it is a mine of curious information" (New Statesman)

Book Description:

One of the great classic works on the ever fascinating subject of food.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pimlico
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1845952413
• ISBN 13: 9781845952419
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496