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2006

Format:	Book
Author:	Collingham, E. M. (Elizabeth M.)
Title:	Curry : a tale of cooks and conquerors / Lizzie Collingham.
Publisher, Date:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Description:	xvii, 315 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Summary:	Traces the history of Indian cuisine from the imperial kitchen of the Mughal invader Babur to the cookhouse of the British Raj, profiling traditional dishes based on a long history of invasion and the fusion of different food traditions.
Subjects:	Food habits -- India -- History.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-305) and index. Online version licensed for access by U. of T. users.
Contents:	Chicken tikka masala : the quest for an authentic Indian meal -- Biryani : the great Mughals -- Vindaloo : the Portuguese and the chilli pepper -- Korma : East India Company merchants, temples and the nawabs of Lucknow -- Madras curry : the British invention of curry -- Curry powder : bringing India to Britain -- Cold meat cutlets : British food in India -- Chai : the great tea campaign -- Curry and chips : Syhleti sailors and Indian takeaways -- Curry travels the world.
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LCCN:	2005016641
ISBN:	9780195320015 0195320018 9780195172416 0701173351 9780701173357 0195172418
Other Number:	60669028
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Control Number:	166919
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Call Number:	394.12 Collingh

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