The Land That Thyme Forgot

by William Black

The Land That Thyme Forgot describes the intrepid gastronome's search for the heart and soul of Britain through the food we eat. William Black talks to producers and restaurateurs, visits the great and the awful, and seeks out the country's disappearing specialities. Black goes in search of lobscouse in Liverpool, finds salmon in the Severn, and cheddar in, well, Cheddar.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Travel, Food and Drink, Food

329 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

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Reviews

[Hilary · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought this looked just my kind of book - a culinary journey around the UK. I was very soon disappointed and in the end I just gave up. It doesn’t help that the book was written 17 years ago, and attitudes to food have changed, with locally sourced foods becoming very much more important; but I also found the style and a lot of the content of Black’s writing hugely irritating.