Regional American food culture still exists and is strongest in
more rural, homogenous areas of the country. Regional foods are a
major component of regional identities, and Americans make a big
to-do about their home-grown favorites. The current food cultures
of the major American regions-northeast/New England, the
Mid-Atlantic, the South, the West, the Midwest-and subregions are
illuminated here like never before. Everyone knows something about
the iconic fare of a region, such as Soul Food in the South and New
England clam bakes, but with this resource readers are able to
delve wider and deeper into how Americans from Alaska to Hawaii to
the Amish country of the Midwest to the Eastern Seaboard sustain
themselves and what their food lifestyles are today.
The unique regional food cultures that have developed according
to natural resources and population are increasingly affected by
social and economic trends. Increasingly mobile Americans generally
have access to the same fast food and supermarket chain offerings,
read the same mass market food magazines and watch the cable food
shows, and younger generations may have less time to continue
family food traditions such as baking the ethnic breads and
desserts that their mothers did. "Regional American Food Culture"
discusses the various traditions within the context of a new
millennium. Narrative chapters describe the background of the
regional food culture, what the primary foods are, how the food is
cooked and by whom, what the typical meals are, how food is used in
special occasions, and diet and health issues in the regions. A
chronology, resource guide, selected bibliography, and
illustrations complement the text.
General
Imprint: |
Greenwood Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Food Cultures in America |
Release date: |
October 2009 |
First published: |
October 2009 |
Authors: |
Lucy M. Long
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Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Paper over boards
|
Pages: |
268 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-313-34043-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
Books >
Sport & Leisure >
General
|
LSN: |
0-313-34043-9 |
Barcode: |
9780313340437 |
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