Scoff: A History of Food and Class in Britain
by Pen Vogler
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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 show more 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. show lessTags
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- Great Britain
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- Nonfiction, History, Food & Cooking, Sociology, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 641.0941 — Applied science & technology Home economics & family management Food, Cooking & Recipes / Meals, Picnics standard subdivisions History, geographic treatment, biography Europe
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- GT2853 .G7 .V64 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Manners and customs (General) Manners and customs (General) Customs relative to private life
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