National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History and the Meaning of Home - Anya von Bremzen

Is there really such as thing as an authentic dish? In a mouth-watering journey stretching from Paris to Tokyo, join award-winning food writer Anya von Bremzen as she chews over the legend of Margherita Pizza, indulges in the craze for high-end noodles and digs into the postcolonial paradoxes of Mexico's mole.

Full of eye-opening tales and sparkling wit, National Dish explores the politics of national pride that tie food to place, untangling the myths and misunderstandings around some of the world's most famous cuisines. 

NOW WITH AN EXCLUSIVE TREASURED FAMILY RECIPE. 

Reviews: 

'I couldn't love this more' - Nigella Lawson

'So enlightening... so much fun to read' - FT

'Spectacularly intelligent and funny' - Guardian 

'Enchanting, fascinating and humorous' - Claudia Roden

'Sparklingly intelligent' - Spectator

'A delightfully engaged and engaging writer' - Observer 

Publisher: ONE

ISBN: 9781911590903

Pages: 342

Weight: 400g

Dimensions: 129 x 19 x 198 mm