| Description |
1 online resource (178 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Origins -- 2. Evolution -- 3. Britishness -- 4. Ethnicity -- 5. The Meanings of Fish and Chips |
| Summary |
Double-decker buses, bowler hats, and cricket may be synonymous with British culture, but when it comes to their cuisine, nothing comes to mind faster than fish and chips. Sprinkled with salt and vinegar and often accompanied by mushy peas, fish and chips were the original British fast food. In this innovative book, Panikos Panayi unwraps the history of Britain's most popular takeout, relating a story that brings up complicated issues of class, identity, and development. Investigating the origins of eating fish and potatoes in Britain, Panayi describes the birth of the m |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 4, 2014) |
| Subject |
Convenience foods -- Great Britain -- History
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Fish as food -- Great Britain -- History
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Food and society.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Convenience foods
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Fish as food
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781780233932 |
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1780233930 |
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