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A History of English Food
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LENGTH13 hrs and 27 mins
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RELEASE DATE12/04/2012
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Program TypeAudiobook
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Publisher's Summary
In this major new history of English food, Clarissa Dickson Wright takes the reader on a journey from the time of the Second Crusade and the feasts of medieval kings to the cuisine - both good and bad - of the present day.
She looks at the shifting influences on the national diet as new ideas and ingredients have arrived, and as immigrant communities have made their contribution to the life of the country. She evokes lost worlds of open fires and ice houses, of constant pickling and preserving, and of manchet loaves and curly-coated pigs. And she tells the stories of the chefs, cookery book writers, gourmets, and gluttons who have shaped public taste, from the salad-loving Catherine of Aragon to the foodies of today.
Above all, she gives a vivid sense of what it was like to sit down to the meals of previous ages, whether an 18th-century labourer's breakfast or a 12-course Victorian banquet or a lunch out during the Second World War. Insightful and entertaining by turns, this is a magnificent tour of nearly 1,000 years of English cuisine, peppered with surprises and seasoned with Clarissa Dickson Wright's characteristic wit.
©2011 Clarissa Dickson Wright (P)2012 Random House AudioGo
What the Critics Say
"one of the most entertaining and fascinating audiobooks that I have ever heard." (Christina Hardyment, The Times)
"A rambling socio-gastronomic history leavened with humour and eccentricity." (Sunday Telegraph)
"deliciously rich and moreish" (Independent on Sunday )
"From the medieval larder stocked with rabbit and eggs to modern cuisine, Clarissa Dickson Wright combines her two great passions of food and history to trace the development of the English diet over the centuries." (Scottish Sunday Express)
"Surely destined for classic status" (Independent)
"Make no bones about it, this is an amazing book.... It's a book that compels you to constantly read aloud tidbits to whoever is unlucky enough to be in the same room." (BBC Countryfile magazine)
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"Highly Recommended"
I really enjoyed this and have listened to it several times - there is so much interesting information that you gain something new each time. It gives you a real sense of time and place with intriguing insights into the ways and attitudes of the English through the unusual perspective of food and eating habits.
I like having an author doing their own narrating and Clarissa is very easy to listen to with the same mix of practical common sense and humour that we encounter with her cooking programmes. I hope it prompts a TV series.0 of 0 people found this review helpful -
"Phew! What a knowledge and passion for food"
I listened to this wonderful history of food and found myself captivated by Clarissa 's knowledge and wealth of details wrapped up in a passion for all things food and delivered with humour and wit. I will listen to it again and again I know I will find something new in each listen. A great book and a great cook! Fabulous and thank you..
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Cate Goodworth Clatford, United Kingdom 07/04/2013 Member Since 2012
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"Great holiday 'reading'"
We downloaded this for a long drive to the south of France last summer and it was brilliant. Well written and well read by Clarissa with a real feel for the food and the history and interspersed with anecdotes to link the two. Thoroughly recommended
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