Herring : a global history / Kathy Hunt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hunt, Kathy, author.

Series:

Edible .

Edible

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food--History.

Food.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 pages) : color illustrations, photographs.

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2023.

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, 2017.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

For such a small fish, the herring has played an enormous role in history. Since the Middle Ages battles have been waged for it; international economic alliances have formed over it; a number of major cities owe their initial prosperities and structural foundations to it. Unquestionably, political powers have risen and fallen with the herring's own rise and fall in population. In Herring: A Global History Kathy Hunt looks at the environmental, historical, political and culinary background of this highly prolific, delicious and easily caught fish. It will appeal to food lovers, history buffs and anyone who has ever eaten British kippers, German Bismarcks, Dutch matjes or Jewish chopped herring.

Contents:

Introduction 1 Small Fish, Big Presence 2 Herring's Sway over Medieval Europe 3 The Herring Cure 4 Herring Wins and Losses 5 Away from European Shores 6 Fish Meal and Fertilizer 7 What's Cooking with Herring? Recipes Select Bibliography Websites and Associations Acknowledgements Photo Acknowledgements Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781780238678

1780238673

OCLC:

1001354390