Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors
 

Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors

by Lizzie Collingham

Curry serves up a delectable history of Indian cuisine, ranging from the imperial kitchen of the Mughal invader Babur to the smoky cookhouse of the British Raj.
In this fascinating volume, the first authoritative history of Indian food, Lizzie Collingham reveals that almost every well-known Indian dish is the product of a long history of invasion and the fusion of different food... (read more)

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A delightful combination of a travelogue, a cookbook and a historybook.

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    A delightful combination of a travelogue, a cookbook and a historybook.

    posted Wednesday, September 26 2007
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