“Food writing spans centuries and philosophies. . . . At long last there’s a Norton Anthology with all the most important works.”—Eater Edited by influe

Food Words is a series of provocative essays on some of the most important keywords in the emergent field of food studies, focusing on current controversies and

You may be what you eat, but you're also what you speak, and English food words tell a remarkable story about the evolution of our language and culinary history