American taste : a celebration of gastronomy coast-to-coast /
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Lyons & Burford,
[1996]
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| Series: | Cook's classic library
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Table of Contents:
- I. Whistling Dixie. Understanding Fried Chicken; Creole, Cajun, Choctaw ...; Star-Spangled Bourbon; My Pig Beats Your Cow; Goat- roping Grub
- II. Confronting American Gourmania. America's Passion, America's Guilt; Burger Truth; Clawed King of the Deep; Stews, Ragoûts, Burgoos; Reinventing the Sandwich; Sour Milk with a College Education; Upgrading Hash; Rum's back!
- III. Sharpening the Blade. Beyond Meat Loaf; Take a Leaf of Lettuce and ...; Some Like It Cold; The Summer Coolers; Vegetable Aristocrat; Dressing for Dinner; Dessert Cookies with a Pedigree
- IV. Serious Eating. Raw Elegance; American Caviar; Discovering Great American Cheeses; Mousse, Beautiful Mousse; Game is the Name; Regal Roasts; Long Live the Coach House
- V. A Gourmand Fights Back. Cry, the Beloved Country Jam; I Made My Own Wine; Cornflakes be Damned!; Blessed Are We Who Serve; When Lucullus Dines with Lucullus; Games Restaurants Play
- Postscript: "But Why Aren't You Fat!"