Reviews
"Wood's demonstration of ancient cookery is fascinating, due both to its culinary revelations and its insight into often ignored fragments of British history. An archaeologist, Wood has studied the history of British food from the stone age right up to the 1970s." —Guardian
"Be Inspired by Our Rich Heritage. If you think a bacon sandwich was invented during the boom days of the Celtic Tiger as the archetypal builders' breakfast, you would be very wrong. In fact, this tasty treat has been around since earliest Celtic times. A solstice feast could include a spit-roast of venison or wild boar (more pork), a smoked fish stew (leeks, chives, milk as well as more bacon), salmon or trout baked in clay, followed by fried crab apple and honey (in bread cups) washed down with honey-based drinks! Such menus and accompanying recipes—try the Roman soldiers' lentil stew—are to be found . . . an intriguing study of the rich history of food eaten in these islands from the earliest times." —Irish Sunday Independent