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The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink (Hardcover, New)
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The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink (Hardcover, New)
Series: Oxford Companions
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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 an
eating for the last three centuries should own the Oxford Companion
to American Food and Drink. BL Nearly 1,000 articles on American
food and drink, from the curious to the commonplace BL Beautifully
illustrated with hundreds of historical photographs and color
images BL Includes informative lists of food websites, museums,
organizations, and festivals
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