Scoff : a history of food and class in Britain / Pen Vogler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vogler, Pen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food habits--Great Britain--History.

Food habits.

Food--Social aspects--Great Britain--History.

Food.

Food--Great Britain--History.

Food--Social aspects.

Great Britain.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

x, 470 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Atlantic Books, 2020.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Tea and confusion

Brit ... ish

Foreign introductions

Rooms, plates and cutlery

Disappearances and reappearances

Fads, fasts and health

Country and town

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Ebook version :

ISBN:

178649647X

9781786496478

OCLC:

1151800073

Publisher Number:

99985695790