Lobster: A Global History (Edible)

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Author: Townsend, Elisabeth

Brand: Reaktion Books

Features:

  • Orders are despatched from our UK warehouse next working day.

Binding: hardcover

Number Of Pages: 144

Release Date: 01-04-2011

Part Number: 40 colour illustrations, 20 black & whit

Details: Other than that it tastes delicious with butter, what do you know about the knobbily-armoured, scarlet creature staring back at you from your fancy dinner plate? Food writer Elisabeth Townsend here charts the global rise of the lobster as delicacy.
Part of the Edible Series, Lobster: A Global History explores the use and consumption of the lobster from poor man’s staple to cultural icon. From coastal fishing in the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution and modern times, Townsend describes the social history of the consumption of lobsters around the world. As well, the book includes beautiful images of rarely seen lobsters and both old and contemporary lobster recipes.
Whether you want to liberate lobsters from their supermarket tanks or crack open their claws, this is an essential read, describing the human connection to the lobster from his ocean home to the dinner table.

EAN: 9781861897947

Package Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches

Languages: English

Lobster: A Global History (Edible)

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    Description

    Author: Townsend, Elisabeth

    Brand: Reaktion Books

    Features:

    • Orders are despatched from our UK warehouse next working day.

    Binding: hardcover

    Number Of Pages: 144

    Release Date: 01-04-2011

    Part Number: 40 colour illustrations, 20 black & whit

    Details: Other than that it tastes delicious with butter, what do you know about the knobbily-armoured, scarlet creature staring back at you from your fancy dinner plate? Food writer Elisabeth Townsend here charts the global rise of the lobster as delicacy.
    Part of the Edible Series, Lobster: A Global History explores the use and consumption of the lobster from poor man’s staple to cultural icon. From coastal fishing in the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution and modern times, Townsend describes the social history of the consumption of lobsters around the world. As well, the book includes beautiful images of rarely seen lobsters and both old and contemporary lobster recipes.
    Whether you want to liberate lobsters from their supermarket tanks or crack open their claws, this is an essential read, describing the human connection to the lobster from his ocean home to the dinner table.

    EAN: 9781861897947

    Package Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches

    Languages: English

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