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This stunning book begins with an introduction detailing the historical background of cooking and eating in Britain, featuring regional differences, local specialiaties, festivals, feast days and folk customs. There is also a directory of ingredient. The recipes that follow bring together the best of Britain's regional and national specialities. Breakfasts of Porridge, Bacon and Eggs, or Jugged Kippers, lunchtime soups, Quiches and Pasties, tea-time favourites such as Cucumber sandwiches and Victoria Sponge, and hearty dining highlights like Steak and Oyster Pie, Braised Sausages with Onions and Herrings in Oatmeal. For anyone who wants to discover the cultural diversity of cooking and eating in the British Isles, and who would like to explore the island's beautiful and verdant landscape, and vibrant history through its recipes, this is the perfect book.
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Annette Yates co-runs the Taste Talk food consultancy, offering services that include designed recipes, organizing photography, food styling, and developing magazine and newspaper features. Christopher Trotter is the chef of the 16th century Myres Castle Highland Hotel in Scotland, where he indulges his passion for Scottish produce, foods and cooking. Georgina Campbell writes on all aspects of Irish cuisine and she is also a regular contributor to Food & Wine magazine. She is a member of Britain's Guild of Food Writers.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Bought this book to learn to make some British classics- I did not want just English recipes or Scottish/Welsh/Irish- I wanted all in one and this book was perfect for that purpose. Each recipe is accompanied by lovely pictures of parts of the process as well as the finished dish, and even features some history on the dish. Tried some of the recipes already with yummy results!! Excellent book- would recommend to anyone who wants to learn to make some traditional British food!!
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This seems like an excellent book. I have not tested any of the recipes yet but they impress as good, simple straightforward cooking. So many recipe writers take an entirely satisfactory dish and put in unnecessary fancy stuff to try and make their work more interesting.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Great overview of British cuisine.
17 Nov 2010
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It is a good overview of British cuisine but an encyclopedia?... It's good but that's pushing it. It could be a better and a more exhaustive tome if it addressed regional cooking in a more comprehensive manner but that would probably push it to 1000+ pages rather than the modest 512.;^) All that being said I like having it on the shelf and if I want a recipe for bubble and squeak, colcannon, steak and kidney pie, or figgy pudding it's got it.
Update edit(1/8/11): I find myself going to this book more often than not, just to find another tasty recipe to try. It gets used a lot. I would buy it again.
Update edit(1/8/11): I find myself going to this book more often than not, just to find another tasty recipe to try. It gets used a lot. I would buy it again.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Nice but missing some obvious dishes
30 Dec 2011
Format:Hardcover
Being a Brit now living in the US I was more than happy to get this as a Christmas gift. For anyone looking for a solid introduction to British foods this is a great book and will keep you busy in the kitchen for long time.
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I was a little surprised to see many dishes I had expected to be included missing. Spotted Dick, Steak & Kidney pie, Scotch Eggs etc are/were regular appearances on our dinner table as kids and all are sadly missing as are many more.
So, I would rate it highly as a general book but less so as an 'encyclopedia'. This might sound harsh but the title will lure some that expect an all encompassing tome which this certainly isn't.
However...
I was a little surprised to see many dishes I had expected to be included missing. Spotted Dick, Steak & Kidney pie, Scotch Eggs etc are/were regular appearances on our dinner table as kids and all are sadly missing as are many more.
So, I would rate it highly as a general book but less so as an 'encyclopedia'. This might sound harsh but the title will lure some that expect an all encompassing tome which this certainly isn't.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Illustrated Encyclopedia of British Cooking
18 July 2011
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It was a great cookbook. It had alots of information on British foods. That's what I need. I'm anlgophile. Last time I went to England and I try their food and it was delicious.
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