Fourteen experts in ethnological food research throw new light on the social and economic aspects of the history of food and drink and the accessories used in its preparation and consumption.

When the blackhouse at No 42 Arnol in the Isle of Lewis was vacated in the 1960's it was entrusted to State care and today remains as a last link to a lost tradition.  Two aspects of a blackhouse make it different to a modern house - it was a residence for both people and animals, and it had