New hardback book celebrates the role of food and drink in Wearside culture 
 
The team behind the Mackem Dictionary launches the Mackem Cewkbewk to celebrate Wearside’s culinary past, present and future.
 
All proceeds will go to the Sunderland Community Soup Kitchen, via Roker Report's excellent annual Xmas Fundraiser. If you wish to make a further donation to the soup kitchen you can do so in the pull down menu. Thanks.
 
The hardback Mackem Cewkbewk, from the author of the Mackem Dictionary and A Love Supreme Publications, explores the role of cuisine in the culture of Wearside. Its collection of recipes pulls together old favourites from decades gone by and has new creations inspired by Sunderland’s culinary past.
 
And it explores the role of food and drink in the Wearside dialect, looking at where you can and can’t order a ‘fish lot’ in the north east and where on Wearside telling someone that their ‘tea’s on the chabble’ will draw a blank look.
 
All the proceeds from the book will go to the Sunderland Community Soup Kitchen, which provides hot meals and more four times a week to Wearside’s most in need.
 
Author Paul Swinney said “While Sunderland may not be well known for its culinary history, food is something that is central to culture the world over and Wearside is no different. The purpose of this book is to celebrate that while also raising money for a good cause. 
 
“And hopefully it will help people both reconnect with the recipes their nanas cooked as well as kickstarting some new traditions too. The world didn’t know it needed pink ice - the ice cream version of the famous pink slice. But now the wait is over!”