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An A to Z of Food and Drink Shirley Jackson Award Nominee for Novel (2020) and lifestyle-specific designs from aroundSeasoned throughout with literary wit and wisdom, this veritable feast of gastronomic words and phrases traces the origins and history of over 1,200 English terms for foodstuffs, dishes, and drinks. Previously published as The Diner's Dictionary and Gourmet's Guide, this includes hundreds of illuminating quotations, ranging from the French writer, Misson, on seventeenth century puddings, to Anthony Burgess on eating durians. Tuck into foods and drinks