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The Raj at Table A Culinary History of the British in India

Paperback • 1994 • English

The Raj at Table A Culinary History of the British in India

By David Burton

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About the book

While the British were in India they developed a curious cuisine all of their own. As they made their mark on their host culture, the formidable memsahib - or English housewife - made sure that much traditional cuisine was rejected in favour of an impossible combination of European customs, and the results were frequently chaotic. Anglo-India cooking was at its best when it achieved a kind of cultural balance; mulligatawny, kedgeree and Worcestershire sauce are all products of the Raj. David Bur...Show more

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9780571143900

Publisher

Faber & Faber

Published year

1994

Language

English

Original title

The Raj at Table A Culinary History of the British in India

Format

Paperback

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