Words to Eat by: Five Foods and the Culinary History of the English Language
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English food words tell a remarkable story about the evolution of our language and culinary history, revealing a collision of cultures from the time Caesar first arrived on British shores to the present day. "Words to Eat By "explores the stories behind five of our most basic food words, words which reveal our powerful associations with certain foods. Using sources that range from Roman histories to Julia Child's recipes, Ina Lipkowitz shows how saturated...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0312662181
ISBN13:9780312662189
Release Date:July 2011
Publisher:St. Martin's Press
Length:304 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 5.7" x 8.3"
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Cooking Cooking History Holiday Cooking Humanities Language Arts Linguistics Words, Language & GrammarCustomer Reviews
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