Lobster : a global history /

Lobster : a global history /

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Author / Creator:	Townsend, Elisabeth.
Imprint:	London : Reaktion Books, 2011.
Description:	144 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Edible Edible.
Subject:	Cooking (Lobsters) Lobsters. Lobster fisheries -- History. Cooking (Lobsters) Lobster fisheries. Lobsters. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8400707

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ISBN:	9781861897947 (hbk.) 1861897944 (hbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-130), websites and associations (p. 131-132) and index.
Summary:	Annotation Other than that it tastes delicious with butter, what do you know about the knobbily-armoured, scarlet creature staring back at you from your fancy dinner plate? Food writer Elisabeth Townsend herecharts the global rise of the lobster as delicacy.Part of the EdibleSeries,Lobster: A Global Historyexplores the use and consumption of the lobster from poor mans staple to cultural icon. From coastal fishing in the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution and modern times, Townsend describes the social history of the consumption of lobsters around the world. As well, the book includes beautiful images of rarely seen lobsters and both old and contemporary lobster recipes.Whether you want to liberate lobsters from their supermarket tanks or crack open their claws,this isan essential read, describing the human connection to the lobster from his ocean home to the dinner table.

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Call Number:	TX754.L63 T69 2011
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