An Enquiry into the Derivation of Chowder
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.28006Keywords:
chowder, iconic dishes, origins, authenticity, variations, food at sea, medieval, pottage, layering, adaptation, France, United Kingdom, North America, literature review, Tobias SmollettAbstract
A look at the possible origins of chowder and how it has been defined by various culinary authorities and traces its appearance through many generations of cookbooks and the competing claims of different national cuisines.
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