by Kate Colquhoun
On the surface, a book about British cuisine may seem to be an exercise in culinary trivia. Yet as Kate Colquhoun demonstrates, the study of what Britons ate can provide considerable insight into the history of their society and culture. Starting in the Iron Age, she traces the changes in both the B...
An absolutely fantastic history of food in England, beginning in the Stone Age up through the ages as the British learned to cook and refine ingredients.