{"product_id":"american-cuisine-and-how-it-got-this-way-9781631498169","title":"American Cuisine: And How It Got This Way","description":"\u003cp\u003eHailed as a \"grand theory of the American appetite\" (Rien Fertel, \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e), food historian Paul Freedman's \u003cem\u003eAmerican Cuisine\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates that there is an exuberant, diverse, if not always coherent, American cuisine that reflects the history of the nation itself. Combining historical rigor and culinary passion, Freedman underscores three recurrent themes--regionality, standardization, and variety--that shape a \"captivating history\" (Drew Tewksbury, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e) of American culinary habits from post-colonial days to the present. The book is also filled with anecdotes that will delight food lovers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- how dry cereal was created by William Kellogg for people with digestive problems;\u003cbr\u003e - that Chicken Parmesan is actually an American invention;\u003cbr\u003e - and that Florida Key-Lime Pie, based on a recipe developed by Borden's condensed milk, goes back only to the 1940s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new standard in culinary history, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Cuisine\u003c\/em\u003e is an \"an essential book\" (Jacques Pepin) that sheds fascinating light on a past most of us thought we never had.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12064569\"\u003ePaul Freedman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liveright Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 6.70w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781631498169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1631498169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-CKB\"\u003eCooking\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-CKB041000\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO029000\"\u003eCulinary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-CKB\"\u003eCooking\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-CKB002000\"\u003eRegional \u0026amp; Ethnic | American | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Liveright Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43832827347083,"sku":"9781631498169","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_11961286-713d-411d-9129-668d5ef7ce58.jpg?v=1755624060","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/american-cuisine-and-how-it-got-this-way-9781631498169","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}