The Great British Food Tour - (National Trust) by Jenny Linford (Hardcover)

About the Book

• Fascinating and entertaining entries about Britain's greatest dishes and ingredients.
• Includes recipes for 20 classics.
• Beautifully illustrated.
• Supported by the National Trust.

Book Synopsis

A journey around the greatest dishes, local specialties and iconic ingredients Britain has to offer. Sprinkled with recipes and ruminations and with a hearty helping of history. Your go-to guide for the best Cornish pasty recipe, the surprising history of rhubarb, the origin story of the deep-fried mars bars and a verdict on jam-or-cream-on-top and tea-or-milk-in-first.

Review Quotes

A treasure trove of the traditional dishes and ingredients that define British food.

"Jenny Linford's delightful prose explores the history of the foods that make Britain.

From Bedfordshire Clangers to Black Buns, Jenny Linford charmingly tells the story of the familiar and forgotten British foods.

Keep a copy on the bedside table and another the glove compartment: this is packed with delicious reasons to tour the whole of the United Kingdom/delicious and intriguing foods not to miss when travelling through the country.

Jenny's book is proof that the British have a noble and delicious food tradition."

Xanthe Clay

About the Author

Jenny Lindford is a passionate and knowledgeable food writer, author of fifteen books, ranging from cookery books to ingredient guides. Over the years she's written for a variety of publications, including The Guardian, Time Out's Eating Out guides and The Times.