Jacqui Wood. Tasting the Past: Recipes from Antiquity. African Diaspora in which vegetables play the

in which vegetables play the starring role

challenge the expected with their surprising components and her signature creative plating

With recipes for local favorites like shredded codfish & potato

in vivid style

Jacqui Wood. Tasting the Past: Recipes from Antiquity. African Diaspora in which vegetables play theThe many influences of the past on our diet today make the concept of "British food" very hard to define. The Celts, Romans, Saxons, Vikings, and Normans all brought ingredients to the table, as it were, and onwards the Crusades spread all manner of spices. The Georgians enjoyed a new level of excess, and then of course the world wars forced everyone into the challenge of making meals from very little. The post war period brought convenience foods,