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The Hungry Empire by Lizzie Collingham

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The Hungry Empire

Author
Lizzie Collingham
Narrator
Jilly Bond
Publisher
Isis Audio
Publish Date
1 March 2018
Run Time
10 hours 34 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
History

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In 20 meals The Hungry Empire tells the story of how the British created a global network of trade in foodstuffs that moved people and plants from one continent to another, re-shaping landscapes and culinary tastes. To be British was to eat the world. The Empire allowed Britain to harness the globeís edible resources from salt beef to sugar. By the twentieth century the wheat to make the working manís loaf of bread was supplied by Canada and his Sunday leg of lamb had been fattened on New Zealandís grasslands. Lizzie Collingham takes us on a wide-ranging culinary journey, revealing how virtually every meal we eat still contains a taste of empire.

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Author
Lizzie Collingham
Narrator
Jilly Bond
Duration
10 hours 34 minutes
Release Date
1 March 2018
ISBN
9781445070834
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Isis Audio
Genre
History

Synopsis

In 20 meals The Hungry Empire tells the story of how the British created a global network of trade in foodstuffs that moved people and plants from one continent to another, re-shaping landscapes and culinary tastes. To be British was to eat the world. The Empire allowed Britain to harness the globeís edible resources from salt beef to sugar. By the twentieth century the wheat to make the working manís loaf of bread was supplied by Canada and his Sunday leg of lamb had been fattened on New Zealandís grasslands. Lizzie Collingham takes us on a wide-ranging culinary journey, revealing how virtually every meal we eat still contains a taste of empire.

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