The Breakfast Book

'ToeatwellinEnglandyoushouldhavebreakfastthreetimesaday'wroteWilliamSomersetMaugham，butwhatexactlyisbreakfast?Itvariesgreatlyfromfamilytofamilyandregiontoregion，eventhoughindividualstendtoeatthesamethingeveryday.Whileweloveourtraditionalbaconandeggs，theJapaneseeatriceandmisosoup，andNewZealandersenjoyporridge.Yetwedon'tknowhowbreakfastcametobe.Takingamultifacetedapproachtothestoryofthemorningmeal，TheBreakfastBookcollectsnarrativesofbreakfastinanattempttopindownthemottledhistoryofeatingintheam.Insearchofwhatpeoplehavethoughtandwritten-andtasted-aboutbreakfast，AndrewDalbytracesthemeal'soriginsbacktotheNeolithicrevolution.HefollowsthetrailoftoastcrumbsfromtheancientNearEastandclassicalGreecetomodernEuropeandacrosstheglobe，rediscoveringstoriesofbreakfastin3，000yearsoffiction，memoirsandart.Usingamultitudeofentertainingbreakfastfacts，anecdotesandimages，herevealswhybreakfastissooftenthebackdropforunexpectedmeetings，whysomanypeopleeatbreakfastout，andwhythisoftensilentmealisalsosoreassuring.Featuringaselectionofhistoricandcontemporarybreakfastrecipesfromaroundtheworld，TheBreakfastBookisthefirstbooktoexplorethehistoryofthisinimitablemealandwillmakeanidealmorningcompaniontocrumpets，croissantsandkidneysalike.