Words to eat by : five foods and the culinary history of the English language
by
 
Lipkowitz, Ina

Title
Words to eat by : five foods and the culinary history of the English language

Author
Lipkowitz, Ina

ISBN
9780312662189

Personal Author
Lipkowitz, Ina

Edition
1st ed.

Publication Information
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2011.

Physical Description
291 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Contents
Pig-pickin's, prunes, and Häagen-Dazs : "What's in a name"-- Fruit and apples : "Dare to say what you call apple" --Leeks : weeds or vegetables? : "If you can't beat 'em, eat'em" -- Milk and dairy : "Stone Age Brits got milk" -- Meat : "Forty pounds of meat -- or no less than sixty" -- Bread : "Give us this day our daily bread" -- The return of the native, pr, "Who killed Gourmet magazine?" -- Notable events in the history of English food words.

Subject Term
English language - Etymology
 
English language -- Terms and phrases.
 
Food -- Terminology


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Perpustakaan Kuala Lumpur, Cawangan Taman Tun Dr Ismail39292004265094Adult Non-fiction Book422/LIP