Eating for Britain: A Journey Into the Heart (and Belly) of the Nation. Simon Majumdar

If you like eating and you want to visit the UK, this is the book for you!, October 8, 2010
By Kiwi (Mississauga, Ontario Canada)
From pork pies to jellied eels, Simon Majumdar documents the endangered flavours of his homeland.

At the end of last year the author finished a journey that took him to nearly every corner of Britain. His aim was to meet as many as possible of the people who grow, prepare and sell the food Brits eat, to construct the perfect ''Best of British'' menu. Along the way he met farmers, chefs, butchers, brewers, cheesemakers, distillers, restaurateurs, hunters and anglers who all took time to share their lives and food with him. It was a journey that was filled with privileged experiences: He imbibed whisky costing £10,000 ($16,250) a bottle (I'm jealous) and sipped exquisite tea from delicate china cups at Brown's Hotel in London's Mayfair.

Eat My Globe: One Year in Search of the Most Delicious Food in the World - Simon Majumdar (Boek)

From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. In this ballsy, often hilarious foodie travelogue, British blogger Majumdar sets out on a yearlong, round-the-world flavor forage. At the age of 40, Majumdar found his old note-to-self: go everywhere and eat everything. In search of out-of-comfort-zone foodstuffs like Mongolian fermented mare's milk, he quit his loathed publishing job and, still mourning his mother's recent death, he sketched out, booked and impressively adhered to an itinerary from the U.K. to every continent except Antarctica. Unpleasant surprises included cod sperm sushi in Kyoto, but his experiences and descriptions, however brief, of the global gastronomic sublime, such as his sunset supper in the Filipino countryside, are appetite-whetting, and his take-no-prisoners attitude and opinions match the project's ambitions. He champions street-food surprises over more urbane examples of cuisine, while his affection and gratitude for the individuals and families met and the hospitality received amply humanized both his wanderings and writings. Majumdar's comic-yet-brazen voice carries the reader swiftly and winningly from foul to fowl in a book that's funny and delectable. (May 19)
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