Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 532 g
Reihe: Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History
The American Tomato from Corporate to Heirloom
Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 532 g
Reihe: Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History
ISBN: 978-0-231-17908-9
Verlag: Columbia University Press
John Hoenig explores the path by which, over the last two centuries, the tomato went from a rare seasonal crop to America's favorite vegetable. He pays particular attention to the noncorporate tomato. During the twentieth century, as food production, processing, and distribution became increasingly centralized, the tomato remained the king of the vegetable garden and, in recent years, has become the centerpiece of alternative food cultures. Reading seed catalogs, menus, and cookbooks, and following the efforts of cooks and housewives to find new ways to prepare and preserve tomatoes, Hoenig challenges the extent to which branding, advertising, and marketing dominated twentieth-century American life. He emphasizes the importance of tomatoes to numerous immigrant groups and their influence on the development of American food cultures. Garden Variety highlights the limits on corporations' ability to shape what we eat, inviting us to rethink the history of our foodways and to take on our opportunity to expand the palate of American cuisine.
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- Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Kochen, Essen, Trinken
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Primärer Sektor Agrarökonomie, Ernährungswirtschaft