This a revised and updated edition of an award-winning book, recognised as THE authoritative work on the subject of British food. It is a breath-taking 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 Spencers masterful, readable account of our culinary history is a celebrated contribution to the genre. There has never been such an exciting, broad-scoped history of the food of these islands. It should remind us all of our rich past and the gastronomic importance of British cuisine.
- ISBN13 9781904010166
- Publish Date 1 October 2002
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 28 September 2011
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Grub Street Publishing
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 400
- Language English