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A History of Food and Class in Britain

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Yazan: Pen Vogler
Seslendiren: Emma Gregory
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A Book of the Year in the Daily Mail, Independent, Spectator and The Times & Sunday Times

Finalist for the Guild of Food Writers Food Book Award 2021

'Sharp, rich and superbly readable... Fascinating' Sunday Times

'Utterly delicious' Observer

'Superb' 'Book of the Week', The Times

'Terrific' 'Book of the Week', Guardian

'I loved it.' Monty Don

'A brilliant romp of a book.' Jay Rayner


Avocado or beans on toast? Gin or claret? Nut roast or game pie? Milk in first or milk in last? And do you have tea, dinner or supper in the evening?

In this fascinating social history of food in Britain, Pen Vogler examines the origins of our eating habits and reveals how they are loaded with centuries of class prejudice. Covering such topics as fish and chips, roast beef, avocados, tripe, fish knives and the surprising origins of breakfast, Scoff reveals how in Britain we have become experts at using eating habits to make judgements about social background.

Bringing together evidence from cookbooks, literature, artworks and social records from 1066 to the present, Vogler traces the changing fortunes of the food we encounter today, and unpicks the aspirations and prejudices of the people who have shaped our cuisine for better or worse.

'With commendable appetite and immense attention to detail Pen Vogler skewers the enduring relationship between class and food in Britain. A brilliant romp of a book that gets to the very heart of who we think we are, one delicious dish at a time.' Jay Rayner©2020 Pen Vogler (P)2022 Atlantic Books from W. F. Howes Ltd Büyük Britanya Cooking Europe Food & Wine Gastronomi İngiltere
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I heard the author speak about her book, Stuffed, which I bought, read and enjoyed.
It may be that the subject matter is less suited to an audiobook. I felt there was repetition/possible inconsistencies in the chapters on the names of meals and didn’t get much further … the narrator’s style was too authoritative for me, and the various accents she used were overdone (with the exception of the Norfolk one - nothing like a Norfolk accent).
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I felt battered by the narrator (no pun intended)

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Enjoyable read and well narrated, not the most interesting subject to me but I enjoyed the whole audio book. Would recommend to anyone with an interest.

Interesting book about food and class

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I have problems with reading and I hoped that audible would offer this book. I have not been disappointed. The history of food and the development of food fashion traced through the the centuries with clarity and conciseness. it pulled together much that I already knew but backed it up with references from some books I knew and some I didn't. I now have a new list of books to research and add to my library

The reader was clear and attractive and had enough inflexion to put my attention back when it started to wander. I am now waiting for you to put up some Elisabeth David and other authors mentioned - particularly Elizabeth's very entertaining books of essays. Please if you can.

Food History set in it's context

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Short punchy chapters cover a smorgasbord of food stuffs. Loads of interesting facts although some myths are repeated. Great fun!

Extremely interesting food for thought

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