Food lovers will delight in Borough Market Edible Histories, a book that reveals the surprising origins of everyday ingredients. Written by award-winning Mark Riddaway, it explores tales from French spies to black market tea, making it an engaging read for anyone passionate about British food.
Written by award-winning food writer Mark Riddaway, Borough Market: Edible Histories reveals some of the most fascinating and bizarre stories behind the everyday ingredients found at London's Borough Market. From what a French spy's clandestine trip to South America has to with strawberries to why in the eighteenth century three-quarters of Britain's intake of tea was sold on the black market, Borough Market: Edible Histories makes a charming foodie read.
Nominated at the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards 2021.
