{"product_id":"9780099586951-hungry-empire","title":"The Hungry Empire","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow Britain’s Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A wholly pleasing book, which offers a tasty side dish to anyone exploring the narrative history of the British Empire' Max Hastings, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS BOOK AWARD 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe glamorous daughter of an African chief shares a pineapple with a slave trader… Surveyors in British Columbia eat tinned Australian rabbit… Diamond prospectors in Guyana prepare an iguana curry…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn twenty meals \u003ci\u003eThe Hungry Empire\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how the British created a global network of commerce and trade in foodstuffs that moved people and plants from one continent to another, reshaping landscapes and culinary tastes. The Empire allowed Britain to harness the globe’s edible resources from cod fish and salt beef to spices, tea and sugar. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLizzie Collingham takes us on a wide-ranging culinary journey, revealing how virtually every meal we eat still contains a taste of empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31645607395425,"sku":"9780099586951","price":12.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32376066.jpg?v=1737351731","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780099586951-hungry-empire","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}