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Book

Recipes from the American South

Call Number

  • 641.5975 T9742 (CEN, OSH)

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Publication Information

London : Phaidon Press Limited, 2025.

Physical Description

431 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Summary

"A home cook's guide to one of America's most diverse--and delicious--cuisines, from James Beard Award-winning author and culinary historian Michael W. Twitty. In the introduction to this groundbreaking recipe collection, acclaimed historian Michael W. Twitty declares, 'No one state or area can give you the breadth of the Southern story or fully set the Southern table.' To answer this, Recipes from the American South journeys from the Louisiana Bayou to the Chesapeake Bay, showcasing more than 260 of the region's most beloved dishes. Across more than 400 pages, Twitty explores the broad culinary sweep that Southern history and its many cultures represent. Recipes for breads and biscuits, mains and sides, stews, sauces, and sweets feature insightful headnotes and clear, step-by-step instructions. Home cooks will discover both iconic dishes and lesser-known specialties: Chicken and Dumplings, She-crab Soup, Red Eye Gravy, Benne Seed Wafers, Hummingbird Cake, and Mint Juleps appear alongside Shrimp Pilau, Chorizo Dirty Rice, Sumac Lemonade, and Cajun Pig's Ears Pastry. A masterful storyteller, Twitty enriches his extensive recipe collection with lyrical, deeply researched essays that celebrate the region's "multicultural gumbo" of influences from immigrants from across the globe. Vibrant food photography adds further color to the fascinating narrative. Expansive, authoritative, and beautifully designed, Recipes from the American South is a classic cookbook in the making." --

Contents

  • Breads, biscuits, and breakfasts
  • Vegetables
  • Soups, stews & casseroles
  • Fish & shellfish
  • Poultry, meat & game
  • Sauces, seasonings & pickles
  • Desserts, pies & sweets
  • Beverages.

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