Fish and chips : a history / / Panikos Panayi

• Autore: Panayi Panikos
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Reaktion Books, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (178 p.)
• Disciplina: 394.12540941
• Soggetto topico: Convenience foods - Great Britain - History; Fish as food - Great Britain - History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Fish and Chips: A History; Imprint Page; Contents; Preface; 1. Origins; 2. Evolution; 3. Britishness; 4. Ethnicity; 5. The Meanings of Fish and Chips; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Double-decker buses, bowler hats, and cricket may be synonymous with British culture, but when it comes to their cuisine, nothing comes to mind faster than fish and chips. Sprinkled with salt and vinegar and often accompanied by mushy peas, fish and chips were the original British fast food. In this innovative book, Panikos Panayi unwraps the history of Britain's most popular takeout, relating a story that brings up complicated issues of class, identity, and development. Investigating the origins of eating fish and potatoes in Britain, Panayi describes the birth of the meal itself, t
• Titolo autorizzato: Fish and chips
• ISBN: 1-78023-393-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787299303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II