The Pleasures of English Food by Alan Davidson
Stargazey pie, Cheshire cheese, toffee apples, fish and chips, Sussex pond pudding, Cumberland sausages, pasties, gingerbread, dumplings and Cox's orange pippins are just some of the edible delights in this glorious celebration of English food from across the country and its history. From the etiquette of afternoon tea to the origins of mince pies, from the best way to eat a Stilton to how to cook a proper Yorkshire pudding, here are both well-loved favourites and unsung heroes from the nation's mouth-watering culinary heritage. Generations of inhabitants have helped shape the English countryside - but it has profoundly shaped us too. It has provoked a huge variety of responses from artists, writers, musicians and people who live and work on the land - as well as those who are travelling through it.English Journeys celebrates this long tradition with a series of twenty books on all aspects of the countryside, from stargazey pie and country churches, to man's relationship with nature and songs celebrating the patterns of the countryside (as well as ghosts and love-struck soldiers).
Alan Davidson (1924-2003) was a British diplomat and historian who became most famous for his books about food, including the bestselling encyclopaedic work The Penguin Companion to Food.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141191027 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141191023 |
| Title | The Pleasures of English Food |
| Author | Alan Davidson |
| Series | Penguin English Journeys |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-04-02 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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