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The Raj at Table: A Culinary History of the British in India

While the British were in India they developed a curious cuisine all of their own. Anglo-Indian cooking was at its best when it achieved a kind of cultural balance; mulligatawny, kedgeree and Worcestershire sauce are all products of the Raj. David Burton draws on first-hand accounts to describe a valuable piece of social history: in addition to over 60 authentic recipes. He builds up a fascinating and often hilarious picture of the British — at best endearingly naive, at worst ignorant and xenophobic — seen through the kitchen door.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 256
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780571143900
  • Genres
  • food, india, history, cooking, cookbooks
  • Release date
  • 1994