{"product_id":"9780571143900-raj-at-table","title":"The Raj at Table","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Culinary History of the British in India\u003cbr\u003eAs 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnglo-India cooking was at its best when it achieved a kind of cultural balance;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnglo-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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Burton's book - subtitled 'A Culinary History of the British in India' - is now considered a classic, and was acclaimed by the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e on publication as 'one of those rare and delightful works from which, once caught, you have no desire to escape'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55205638504822,"sku":"9780571143900","price":9.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32772854.jpg?v=1738378534","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571143900-raj-at-table","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}