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What Caesar Did For My Saladourite Dishes

Paperback • 2012 • English

What Caesar Did For My Saladourite Dishes

By Albert Jack

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About the book

Did you know that the Cornish pasty was invented to protect tin miners from arsenic poisoning, or that the word 'salary' comes from Roman soldiers being paid their wages in salt? Why do we eat goose (or turkey) at Christmas? Is the Scotch egg actually from Scotland and what did some retired crusaders have to do with French toast? Who was the original Earl Grey and what sauce was inspired by Parliament? What dish was invented by Greek bandits on the run? Why were hot cross buns seen as magical an...Show more

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ISBN

9780141043449

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Published year

2012

Language

English

Original title

What Caesar Did For My Saladourite Dishes

Format

Paperback

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