Arkansas Food: The A to Z of Eating in The Natural State

Arkansas Food: The A to Z of Eating in The Natural State covers everything we eat in our state, laid out in a handy glossary including everything from apple butter to zucchini bread. With more than 300 topics and 135 Arkansas recipes, plus 450 full color photographs, you'll be sure to crave what The Natural State brings to the table.

Publisher Marketing: Foreword 8 Introduction 10 Apple Butter 14 Barbecue 22 Cheese Dip 64 Duck 107 Eggplant Casserole 112 Fried Chicken & Spaghetti 120 Gravy 136 Ham 139 Ice Cream 144 Jerky 149 Keo Klassic 150 Little Rock Roll 151 Muscadines 161 Nutty Bird 163 Okra 164 PurpleHull Peas 200 Quail 202 Rice 208 Summer Plate 234 Tomatoes 244 Uncle Roman 250 Venison 251 Watermelon 252 Xanthan Gum 257 Yellow Squash 258 Zucchini Bread 261 Index 263 Acknowledgements 287 About the Author 288 Publisher Marketing : What is Arkansas food? Kat Robinson has intensely studied the cuisine of the region for more than a decade. Arkansas Food: The A to Z of Eating in The Natural State is the culmination of that research, laid out in a handy glossary including everything form apple butter to zucchini bread. Diving past the triumverate of Arkansas's most sensational foods of cheese dip, fried pickles and chocolate gravy, Robinson delves into the nooks and crannies of every corner of the state. Discover the state's famed garden bounty of PurpleHull peas, watermelon, peaches, apples, butter beans, Esau sweet corn, yellow and cushaw squash and Bradley County Pink tomatoes. Celebrate Arkansas food brands with broad appeal, such as Cavender's Greek Seasoning, Grapette soda, Mountain Valley Water and Petit Jean smoked meats. Taste flavors from legendary restaurants, including Wayne Shadden's barbecue sauce. Coy's Steak House salad dressing, Cotham's Mercantile's fried green tomatoes, and the Venesian Inn's Italian salad. Learn about hunting duck and deer, why fried chicken and spaghetti are served together in the Ozarks, how to tell the difference between the two types of buffalo and how to pronounce the word "crappie." With more than 130 Arkansas recipes, 450 full color photographs and over 300 topics, you'll be sure to crave what The Natural State brings to the table.

Format: Hardcover | Pages: 290 | Publication Date: 2019-01-22