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
| Library | Item Barcode | Material Type | Shelf Number |
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| Perpustakaan Kuala Lumpur, Cawangan Taman Tun Dr Ismail | 39292004265094 | Adult Non-fiction Book | 422/LIP |