Commerce, food, and identity in seventeenth-century England and France : across the channel

"Tell me what you eat, and I'll tell you who you are" was the challenge issued by French gastronomist Jean Brillat-Savarin. Champagne is declared a unique emblem of French sophistication and luxury, linked to the myth of its invention by Dom Pérignon. Across the Channel, a cup of sweet tea is recognized as a quintessentially English icon, simultaneously conjuring images of empire, civility, and relentless rain that demands the sustenance and comfort that only tea can provide. How did these tastes develop in the seventeenth century? Commerce, Food, and Identity in Seventeenth-Century England and France: Across the Channel offers a compelling historical narrative of the relationship between food, national identity, and political economy in the early modern period. These mutually influential relationships are revealed through comparative and transnational analyses of effervescent wine, spices and cookbooks, the development of coffeehouses and cafés, and the 'national sweet tooth' in England and France."--Back cover Tell me what you eat, and I'll tell you who you are' was the challenge issued by French gastronomist Jean Brillat-Savarin. Champagne is declared a unique emblem of French sophistication and luxury, linked to the myth of its invention by Dom Pérignon. Across the Channel, a cup of sweet tea is recognized as a quintessentially English icon, simultaneously conjuring images of empire, civility, and relentless rain that demands the sustenance and comfort that only tea can provide. How did these tastes develop in the seventeenth century? __Commerce, Food, and Identity in Seventeenth-Century England and France: Across the Channel__ offers a compelling historical narrative of the relationship between food, national identity, and political economy in the early modern period. These mutually influential relationships are revealed through comparative and transnational analyses of effervescent wine, spices and cookbooks, the development of coffeehouses and cafés, and the 'national sweet tooth' in England and France. Tell me what you eat, and I?ll tell you who you are" was the challenge issued by French gastronomist Jean Brillat-Savarin. Champagne is declared a unique emblem of French sophistication and luxury, linked to the myth of its invention by Dom Pérignon. Across the Channel, a cup of sweet tea is recognized as a quintessentially English icon, simultaneously conjuring images of empire, civility, and relentless rain that demands the sustenance and comfort that only tea can provide. How did these tastes develop in the seventeenth century?0'Commerce, Food, and Identity in Seventeenth-Century England and France: Across the Channel' offers a compelling historical narrative of the relationship between food, national identity, and political economy in the early modern period. These mutually influential relationships are revealed through comparative and transnational analyses of effervescent wine, spices and cookbooks, the development of coffeehouses and cafés, and the ?national sweet tooth? in England and France Frontmatter -- Table Of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: The Economics Of Taste -- 1. M̌thode Anglaise: Transnational Exchange And The Origins Of Champagne -- 2. Primary Sauces: The Rise Of Cookbooks, Cuisines, And Corporations -- 3. London Coffeehouse Or Parisian Caf̌? -- 4. Sugar And Empire: Tea's 'inseparable Companion' -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index Garritt Van Dyk. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web. Table of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction: The Economics of Taste 1. Méthode Anglaise: Transnational Exchange and the Origins of Champagne 2. Primary Sauces: The Rise of Cookbooks, Cuisines, and Corporations 3. London Coffeehouse or Parisian Café? 4. Sugar and Empire: Tea’s ‘Inseparable Companion’ Conclusion Bibliography Index