Pride And Pudding

by Regula Ysewijn

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About this book

Let Regula Ysewijn’s Pride and Pudding take you to the heart of Britishness in this beautiful part-recipe, part-fascinating culinary history book of the British pudding that Heston Blumenthal would be proud of.

In Pride & Pudding, food photographer and writer Regula Ysewijn takes you on a journey through the fascinating culinary history of Great Britain. Hailed as “a truly wonderful thing of beauty…a very tasty masterpiece” by Jamie Oliver, Regula’s Pride and Pudding contains over 80 recipes that give the reader an insight into the life and times of the Great British Pudding in its various sweet and savory forms.

With a distinctly gothic-romance aesthetic, Regula recreates the well-known puddings such as Haggis, Black pudding, Bakewell pudding and Queen of puddings, to the lesser known (yet once popular) puddings such as Snake fritters, Cabinet pudding and Mock plum pudding ice for the 21st century kitchen.

With stunning photography and fascinating facts along the way (did you know the Jam Roly-Poly was nicknamed ‘Dead Man’s Arm’ due to the custom of it being boiled in an old shirt sleeve?), Pride and Pudding is a refreshingly different kind of cookbook that’s a must for anybody who delights in British history and British food.

“Blessed Be He That Invented Pudding", Regula Ysewijn

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Jamie Oliver called this book 'a very taste masterpiece' and he summarizes it will: on the one hand, this book is a gem: a gorgeous hardcover, well designed, with beautiful photography. It doubles as a book about British culinary history and is quite the interesting read, to be honest. I know some people don't like their cookbooks to be 'proper books', but I'm a fan. On the other hand, it still is a cookbook, packed with recipes, neatly organized in categories for your convenience. Some of them are (or seem) a little daunting and this certainly isn't a cookbook you pick up every day. The recipes are quintessentially British: rich, layered and sometimes time-consuming. Spotted Dick, Haggis, steamed puddings, jellies...all the dishes that make you jump up and sing 'God Save The King' are there.

For me, it is one of those cookbooks that is picked up for large dinner parties or even festive holidays like Christmas, when I make time to cook elaborate dishes. In fact, the recipes reflect the design and beauty of the book: it's an indulgence.

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