Endangered Eating: America's Vanishing Foods

ANew York Times Book ReviewEditors' ChoiceAFood & WineBest Book of the YearAnEaterBest Food Book"A thoughtful, compelling read about why...food traditions matter and are worth preserving." --Bettina Makalintal,EaterAmerican food traditions are in danger of being lost. How do we save them?

Publisher Marketing: Part travelogue, part history and part eulogy, [Sarah Lohman's] book plumbs not just the American plate, but its soul.--Shreya Chattopadhyay "New York Times" Review Quotes : From Coachella Valley's date gardens to heirloom cider apples in New York's Hudson Valley to Choctaw filé powder in Louisiana, each stop Lohman makes is more interesting than the last.... But Endangered Eating isn't just a foodie travelogue (with recipes sprinkled throughout). Lohman encourages people to follow her lead and learn more about their food's origins. We can start by reading her intrepid book.--Alexis Burling "Washington Post" Review Quotes : [ Endangered Eating ] is as much a fascinating study of heirloom cider apples and Buckeye chickens as it is a commentary on the way politics, money and convenience have conspired against America's culinary history.--Kim Severson "New York Times Book Review" Review Quotes : [Sarah Lohman's] enthusiastic charm and what you sense is genuine Midwestern niceness shine through. She's also impressively plucky...[and] is assiduous in tracking down early recipes and describing cooking techniques. She also gets to show off her scientific fluency (she comes from a family of scientists).--Corby Kummer "New York Times" Review Quotes : When Sarah Lohman describes herself as a 'historic gastronomist, ' she is being too modest. She is, in addition, an accomplished writer, an intrepid traveler, dogged researcher and pundit. She knows what Americans eat, what our ancestors ate, and why.--David Holahan "USA Today" Review Quotes : Lohman is serious, but lighthearted, about her work; she's a skilled cook, but she seems to most enjoy the treasure hunts that certain recipes require.--Jessica Weisberg "The New Yorker" Review Quotes : Lohman wanders the nation armed with a notebook and a fork in search of disappearing foodstuffs.... [ Endangered Eating ] is about not just the foods but also the cultures that produced them, and Lohman does all of them justice.--Paul Rauber, Sierra magazine Review Quotes : [ Endangered Eating ] is enjoyable, entertaining, and meaningful.... A tasty sojourn through the landscape of America's endangered foods, served with a scoop of energy and a dash of hope.-- "Kirkus Reviews" Review Quotes : [Lohman's] descriptions of unprecedented textures, tangs, and mouthwatering subtleties are masterful. Not just for foodies, this is an entertaining and enlightening account.-- "Booklist" Review Quotes : Endangered Eating is culinary historian Sarah Lohman's surprising journey across the United States, visiting the vanishing futures of native peanuts, apples, Ojibwe wild rice, Hawaiian sugar cane.--Christopher Borrelli "Chicago Tribune" Review Quotes : Through eight first-person essays, Loman tracks down the farms, restaurants, growers, and fisherman that are part of the life cycle of ingredients like heirloom cider apples from the Hudson Valley, dates from California's Coachella Valley, and even Navajo Churro sheep in the southwestern United States. In doing so, she illuminates how the delicate balance of agriculture, demand and production impact what is available and how we can protect heritage ingredients from being lost forever.--Korsha Wilson "Food & Wine" Review Quotes : Sarah Lohman sheds light on the urgency of safeguarding Indigenous culinary customs through her tales of traversing America in search of endangered foods. In Endangered Eating she highlights the influence of colonization upon foodways, and also advocates for the localization of food systems and greater support for food producers and community organizations.--Liza Greene "Food Tank" Review Quotes : In Endangered Eating Sarah Lohman gives readers a new and powerful lens through which to view the past, present and future of food in America.--Dan Saladino, author of Eating to Extinction Review Quotes : From sheep to wild rice, the foods we eat for both hedonistic exploits and sustenance have been going extinct; every time we breed a food to survive the rigors of worldwide transport, we lose all its delicious attributes. Sarah Lohman shares compassionate stories about the importance of these foods and outlines what you can personally do to ensure their continued and delicious survival. Lohman carries Twain's torch with her passion, love, and want to preserve these amazing foods for future generations.--Jeremy Umanksy, chef and co-owner of Larder Delicatessen & Bakery Review Quotes : The prose [of Endangered Eating ] reminds me of The Omnivore's Dilemma . I am finding the writing to be extremely clear with palpably effervescent enthusiasm.--Chef Jonathan Wu Publisher Marketing :

Format: Paperback | Pages: 352 | Publication Date: 2024-11-05