Offering a panoramic view of the history and culture of food and drink
in America with fascinating entries on everything from the smell of
asparagus to the history of White Castle, and the origin of Bloody
Marys to jambalaya, the _Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink_
provides a concise, authoritative, and exuberant look at this modern
American obsession. Ideal for the food scholar and food enthusiast
alike, it is equally appetizing for anyone fascinated by Americana,
capturing our culture and history through what we love most--food!
Building on the highly praised and deliciously browseable two-volume
compendium the _Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America,_
this new work serves up everything you could ever want to know about
American consumables and their impact on popular culture and the
culinary world. Within its pages for example, we learn that Lifesavers
candy owes its success to the canny marketing idea of placing the
original flavor, mint, next to cash registers at bars. Patrons who
bought them to mask the smell of alcohol on their breath before
heading home soon found they were just as tasty sober and the company
began producing other flavors. Edited by Andrew Smith, a writer and
lecturer on culinary history, the _Companion_ serves up more than just
trivia however, including hundreds of entries on fast food, celebrity
chefs, fish, sandwiches, regional and ethnic cuisine, food science,
and historical food traditions. It also dispels a few commonly held
myths. Veganism, isn't simply the practice of a few "hippies," but is
in fact wide-spread among elite athletic circles. Many of the top
competitors in the Ironman and Ultramarathon events go even further,
avoiding all animal products by following a strictly vegan diet.
Anyone hungering to know what our nation has been cooking and eating
for the last three centuries should own the _Oxford Companion to
American Food and Drink_.
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ISBN
9780199885763
Publisert
2020
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Oxford University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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