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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461122003321

Autore

McWilliams Mark

Titolo

The story behind the dish [[electronic resource] ] : fifty classic American foods / / Mark McWilliams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, : Greenwood, 2012

ISBN

1-280-11941-1

9786613523501

0-313-38510-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Disciplina

641.5973

Soggetti

Cooking, American - History

Food habits - United States - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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 JellyPierogis; 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; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

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.