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Oyster Isles - A Journey Through Britain and Ireland's Oysters (Paperback) Loot Price: R286
Discovery Miles 2 860
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Oyster Isles - A Journey Through Britain and Ireland's Oysters (Paperback): Bobby Groves

Oyster Isles - A Journey Through Britain and Ireland's Oysters (Paperback)

Bobby Groves

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'Bobby's oyster travelogue is an ambitious, one-of-a-kind piece that shines a spotlight on the extraordinary and the everyday of the industry. It's the stuff that oyster bucket lists are made of' Julie Qiu, In A Half Shell blog 'A masterpiece' Sandy Ingber, Executive Chef of the Grand Central Oyster Bar, New York 'An amazing tome . . . The stories behind each oyster and location are informative, in depth, but, most importantly, fun' Michel Roux Jr The oyster. Ostrea edulis. 'Edible bones'. The Great British oyster is deeply embedded in our geographical, historical and socio-cultural landscape. Five-thousand-year-old oyster shells have been discovered in the northern reaches of Scotland, and oyster shells are littered along the extinct riverbeds deep beneath the London of today. A highly prized delicacy of the Romans, the oyster has always been a class leveller: an everyman food of the poor during the Victorian age to a food of decadence during the twentieth century. It is a superfood; a biological water meter; an ecological superpower. The oyster card, 'the world is your oyster' - it has even crept into our language. Bobby Groves, Head of Oysters at the Chiltern Firehouse, takes us on a wonderful journey of the British oyster, a five-thousand-mile motorcycle odyssey of Britain's spectacular coastlines. He vividly brings to life this strange and marvellous creature, shining a light on its rich and vibrant history, its cultural impact and ecological importance as well as those oyster folk who work so hard to protect them. Part travelogue, part social history, Oyster Isles is a celebration of the much-loved yet much-misunderstood British oyster.

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Imprint: Constable
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: August 2020
Authors: Bobby Groves
Dimensions: 196 x 126 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - B-format
Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 978-1-4721-2907-9
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > General
Books > Health, Home & Family > Cookery / food & drink etc > General cookery > Cookery by ingredient > Cooking with fish & seafood
Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Wild animals > Aquatic creatures > Sea & seashore life
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Food & Drink > General cookery > Cookery by ingredient > Cooking with fish & seafood
Books > Travel > Travel writing > General
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LSN: 1-4721-2907-5
Barcode: 9781472129079

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