Curries and Bugles
A Memoir and Cook Book of the British Raj
Jennifer Brennan(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 29. October 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-14-046893-9 (ISBN)
Description
Jennifer Brennan has intermingled personal experiences of being a child brought up in India during the years when it was part of the British empire, her own culinary expertize and the cooking of India to produce this cookery book set in the time of the British Raj. Each chapter has its own introduction, a short evocative preface setting the occasion for the receipes for appropriate meals, their times and places.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
colour and b&w photographs, glossary, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Weight
638 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-046893-9 (9780140468939)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
The spices and aromatics of India; kippers and kedgeree for Burra Hazri; a proper tiffin; picnics and shikars; meals on the move; the Raj at tea-time; buffets and grand tamashas; children's fare - festivals and extravaganzas; dining in and out; the Raj preserved.