The Story Behind the Dish
eBook - PDF

The Story Behind the Dish

Classic American Foods

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Story Behind the Dish

Classic American Foods

About this book

Profiling 48 classic American foods ranging from junk and fast food to main dishes to desserts, this book reveals what made these dishes iconic in American pop culture. Americans have increasingly embraced food culture, a fact proven by the rising popularity of celebrity chefs and the prominence of television shows celebrating food themes. This fascinating overview reveals the surprising story behind the foods America loves. The Story Behind the Dish: Classic American Foods is an engaging pop culture resource which helps tell the story of American food. Each chapter is devoted to one of 48 distinctive American dishes and features the story of where the food developed, what inspired its creation, and how it has evolved. The book not only covers each food as a single entry, but also analyzes the themes and events that connect them, making the text useful as both a reference and a narrative on the history of food.

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Information

Publisher
Greenwood
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780313385094
eBook ISBN
9780313385100

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. Apple Pie
  9. Bagels
  10. Baked Beans
  11. Barbecue
  12. Brownies
  13. Buffalo Wings
  14. Cheesesteaks
  15. Chili
  16. Chocolate Chip Cookies
  17. Clambake
  18. Cobblers and Bettys, Slumps and Grunts
  19. Cobb Salad
  20. Cornbread
  21. Corn Flakes
  22. Crab Cakes and Lobster Rolls
  23. Cracker Jack
  24. Fortune Cookies
  25. Fried Chicken
  26. Fried Green Tomatoes
  27. Frozen Custard, Soft Serve, and Ice Cream
  28. Fry Bread
  29. Grits
  30. Gumbo
  31. Ham Biscuits
  32. Hamburgers
  33. Hoagies and Subs
  34. Hot Dogs
  35. Hunter's Stews: Burgoo and Brunswick Stew
  36. Ice Cream Cones
  37. Macaroni and Cheese
  38. Meat Loaf
  39. Pasties
  40. Peanut Butter and Jelly
  41. Pierogis
  42. Pizza
  43. Po'Boys
  44. Potato Chips
  45. Pumpkin Pie
  46. Rice and Beans: From Hoppin' John to Moors and Christians
  47. Scrapple
  48. Shoofly Pie
  49. Strawberry Shortcake
  50. Sweet Potato Pie
  51. Tacos
  52. Tomato Soup
  53. Tuna Noodle Casserole
  54. Turkey and Stuffing
  55. Waldorf Salad
  56. Suggestions for Further Reading
  57. Index