Scoff

A History of Food and Class in Britain

Scoff
Pen Vogler
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Paperback
h198 x 128mm - 480pg
5 Aug 2021 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781786496492
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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 In Scoff, Pen shows us an insight into the background of our favourite British food traditions through the divide of class. How a poor man' s food moved to the posh dinner table and how British a curry really is. Illustrated by the words of much-loved English cookery writers and novelists, and Pen' s own witty style of writing, this book is an absolute gem to read. -- Regula Ysewijn
Pen Vogler is the author of Dinner with Mr Darcy, Tea with Jane Austen, Dinner with Dickens and Christmas with Dickens. She writes and reviews on food history for the press, edited Penguin' s Great Food series and has recreated recipes from the past for BBC Television. She lives in north London.
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ISBN-13: 9781786496492
Published: 5 Aug 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Atlantic Books
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 128mm
Pages: 480

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