No Foreign Food: The American Diet in Time and Place (Geographies of the Imagination)

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	No Foreign Food: The American Diet in Time and Place (Geographies of the Imagination)
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In No Foreign Food, Richard Pillsbury examines the evolution of the American way of eating, from the foods we eat to the times and places in which we eat them. Using graphs, figures, maps, and even reproductions of old "American" recipes (Brunswick Stew, Hoppin' John, Aebleskivers, and a terrific comparison of gumbos from 1872 to 1996), Pillsbury, a geographer, shows how each wave of immigration has brought with it new tastes to be mixed in the melting pot and how the industrial revolution, the advent of prepared foods, and the rise of marketing have all contributed toward shaping our daily menus. He explores how the Americanization of previously "ethnic" foods allows them to move quickly into our standard diet, allowing the customer who claims to eat "no foreign food" to order spaghetti or a sausage in any truck stop he finds.