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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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The Full English: The Ways We Eat and Why

The Full English: The Ways We Eat and Why

Bassett, Lewis

Hardcover

Cookbooks GeneralAgricultureEnglishGeneral Political Science

Publisher Price: $34.95

PREORDER - Expected ship date September 22, 2026

ISBN10: 1836740654
ISBN13: 9781836740650
Publisher: Verso
Published: Sep 22 2026
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.25
Language: English
An English culinary odyssey revealing the hidden forces shaping the nation's food, its dining habits--and its people

What is English food? The award-winning podcaster Lewis Bassett is a chef in search of an answer. Whether examining the recent invention of sourdough or the aristocratic assumptions informing the rewilding of cuisine, Bassett discovers the deep roots of English food culture in the peculiar meanderings and great events of English history.

Part culinary adventure, part political analysis, The Full English is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand this nation of eccentric eaters. Through eight iconic foodstuffs - including olive oil, Greggs sausage rolls, roast beef, and curry (naturally) - Bassett takes us through a menu transcending space and time. Working in an artisanal bakery and in Michelin-starred kitchens, boarding a fishing boat named the St George, drinking Huel, eating pastries, he discovers the ways in which our food was shaped by urbanisation, empire, industry, and war.

The Full English uncovers the remarkable connections between food and power, class and culture, tradition and change to make an urgent case for a proud national taste that is both artisanal and modern.

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