National Dish

<p><b>A Book of the Year in the <i>FT</i>, <i>Guardian</i>, <i>Observer</i> and on BBC Radio 4's <i>The Food Programme</i></b></p><p><b>'I couldn't love this more' Nigella Lawson</b></p><p><b>'Enchanting, fascinating and humorous' Claudia Roden</b></p><p>Is there really such a thing as an authentic dish? In a mouth-watering journey stretching from Paris to Tokyo, join award-winning food writer Anya von Bremzen as she chews over the legend of Margherita pizza, indulges in the craze for high-end noodles and digs into the postcolonial paradoxes of Mexico's mole.</p><p>Full of eye-opening tales and sparkling wit, <i>National Dish </i>explores the politics of national pride that tie food to place, untangling the myths and misunderstandings around some of the world's most famous cuisines.</p><p><b>________________</b></p><p><b>PRAISE FOR <i>NATIONAL DISH</i>:</b></p><p>'Sparklingly intelligent' <b>SPECTATOR</b></p><p>'A delightfully engaged and engaging writer' <b>OBSERVER</b></p><p>'So enlightening... so much fun to read' <b>FT</b></p><p>'A fast-paced, entertaining travelogue' <b>NEW YORK TIMES</b></p><p>'Playful, erudite and mouthwatering' <b>FUSCHIA DUNLOP</b></p>