The taste of empire
Subtitle: how Britain's quest for food shaped the modern world
By: Lizzie Collingham
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9780465056668
Subjects: Commerce; Colonies; Food industry and trade; Food supply; History
Description: "...in twenty meals, The taste of Empire tells the story of how the British created a global food trade that moved people and plants across countries...Taking us on a wide-ranging culinary journey from the American frontier to the Far East, from sixteenth-century Newfoundland fisheries to present day celebrations of Thanksgiving, Lizzie Collingham uncovers the decisive role of the British Empire in shaping our modern diet."--Dust jacket.
Notes: "First  published by Bodley Head in 2017."-- T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-353) and index.