
- 272 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Apple Pie
- Bagels
- Baked Beans
- Barbecue
- Brownies
- Buffalo Wings
- Cheesesteaks
- Chili
- Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Clambake
- Cobblers and Bettys, Slumps and Grunts
- Cobb Salad
- Cornbread
- Corn Flakes
- Crab Cakes and Lobster Rolls
- Cracker Jack
- Fortune Cookies
- Fried Chicken
- Fried Green Tomatoes
- Frozen Custard, Soft Serve, and Ice Cream
- Fry Bread
- Grits
- Gumbo
- Ham Biscuits
- Hamburgers
- Hoagies and Subs
- Hot Dogs
- Hunter's Stews: Burgoo and Brunswick Stew
- Ice Cream Cones
- Macaroni and Cheese
- Meat Loaf
- Pasties
- Peanut Butter and Jelly
- Pierogis
- Pizza
- Po'Boys
- Potato Chips
- Pumpkin Pie
- Rice and Beans: From Hoppin' John to Moors and Christians
- Scrapple
- Shoofly Pie
- Strawberry Shortcake
- Sweet Potato Pie
- Tacos
- Tomato Soup
- Tuna Noodle Casserole
- Turkey and Stuffing
- Waldorf Salad
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- Index