Tastes of the Empire: Foreign Foods in Seventeenth Century England - Paperback

by Jillian Azevedo (Author)

During the 17th century, England saw foreign foods made increasingly available to consumers and featured in recipe books, medical manuals, treatises, travel narratives, and even in plays. Yet the public's fascination with these foods went beyond just eating them. Through exotic presentations in popular culture, they were able to mentally partake of products for which they may not have had access. This book examines the "body and mind" consumerism of the early British Empire.

Author Biography

Jillian Azevedo is a Lecturer with the University Writing Program at the University of California, Davis.