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Author Lohman, Sarah, author

Title Eight flavors : the untold story of American cuisine / Sarah Lohman

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 Bangor Pub. Lib. Stacks  641.5973 .L832e    AVAILABLE  
 Maine State Lib. Stacks  OFFSITE 641.5973 L833e 2016    AVAILABLE  
Edition First Simon and Schuster edition
Phys Descr xviii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note BPL: Norman Minsky Fund.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-260) and index
Contents Black Pepper -- Vanilla -- Chili Powder -- Curry Powder -- Soy Sauce -- Garlic -- Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) -- Sriracha
Summary This unique culinary history of America offers a fascinating look at our past and uses long-forgotten recipes to explain how eight flavors changed how we eat. Eight Flavors introduces the explorers, merchants, botanists, farmers, writers, and chefs whose choices came to define the American palate. Lohman takes you on a journey through the past to tell us something about our present, and our future. We meet John Crowninshield a New England merchant who traveled to Sumatra in the 1790s in search of black pepper. And Edmond Albius, a twelve-year-old slave who lived on an island off the coast of Madagascar, who discovered the technique still used to pollinate vanilla orchids today. Weaving together original research, historical recipes, gorgeous illustrations and Lohman's own adventures both in the kitchen and in the field, Eight Flavors is a delicious treat--ready to be devoured,"--Amazon.com
Subject Cooking, American
Flavor
Alt Title 8 flavors
Other Form Online version: Lohman, Sarah, author. Eight flavors New York : Simon & Schuster, [2016] 9781476753980 (DLC) 2016043818
OCLC # 944380367
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