What caesar did for my salad: the secret meanings of our favourite dishes
Auteur :
Jack, Albert
Éditeur :
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN :
9780141043449
Date de publication :
2 août 2012
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
255 g
Format :
B-format paperback
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Did you know that the Cornish pasty was invented to protect tin miners from arsenic poisoning, or that the word salary comes from Roman soldiers being paid their wages in salt? Why do we eat goose (or turkey) at Christmas? This title tells the strange tales behind our favourite dishes and drinks and where they come from.