Pen Vogler takes us on a culinary journey through Britain’s history – from Ploughman’s lunches to the aphrodisiac properties of turnips
Did you know that the seemingly bucolic Ploughman’s lunch actually came about because of a marketing ploy? Or that turnips were once thought to be an aphrodisiac? Pen Vogler takes Lauren Good on a culinary journey through Britain’s history, exploring moments when food was at the centre of social change and upheaval.
Pen Vogler is the author of Stuffed: A History of Good Food and Hard Times in Britain (Atlantic Books, 2023)