Insatiable appetites : eating out in Georgian London / Peter Ross.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ross, Peter, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food habits--England--London--History--18th century.

Food habits.

Food habits--England--London--History--19th century.

Food habits--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Food habits--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Food habits--History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

viii, 247 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Bodleian Library Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"This book follows the hungry citizens of Georgian London over one day as they navigate culinary pleasures and horrors in the capital's diverse food landscape. Step into the kitchens, streets and chop houses of Georgian London - one day, one city, countless appetites. From dawn until past midnight, Londoners dined at taverns, coaching inns, oyster rooms, confectioners, coffee shops, chocolate houses, soup shops and dining rooms. For the poor, the streets bustled with vendors offering early versions of fast food: hot green peas, baked potatoes, suet puddings, curds and whey, rice milk, gingerbread, pastry 'pigs,' and the now-forgotten saloop, a warming drink made from orchid roots. After dark, sex workers and their clients indulged in a glass of jelly, then considered an aphrodisiac, as a precursor to a visit to the brothel. As the empire expanded, culinary influences poured in: London's first Indian takeaway appeared in 1773, while the East End became home to Jewish fried fish, Italian boloney and German sausages. Through the course of a single day, this book takes readers on a journey through breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper in Georgian London, drawing on contemporary archives to follow hungry citizens from all walks of life as they navigate the city's diverse food landscape. It reveals not only culinary pleasures and horrors, but also the social challenges and daily struggles that shaped life in the capital"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Schaffer fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781851246649

1851246649

OCLC:

1538457045

Publisher Number:

CIPO000372558