Braided heritage : recipes and stories on the origin of American cuisine / Jessica B. Harris ; photographs by Kelly Marshall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, Jessica B., author.

Contributor:

Marshall, Kelly (Photographer), photographer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cooking, American.

Genre:

cookbooks.

recipes.

Cookbooks.

Recipes.

Essays.

Informational works.

Instructional and educational works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

269 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, [2025]

Summary:

"The sweeping origin story of American food and how Indigenous, European, and African traditions intertwined to form an entirely new cuisine, with over 100 recipes for the modern home cook--from the James Beard Cookbook Hall of Famer and star of the Netflix docuseries High on the Hog. Through essays, interviews, and more than 100 recipes, Dr. Harris presents American cuisine as a complex braid--an interwoven whole composed of ingredients and dishes from the Indigenous, European, and African people who influenced the food and traditions of the New World. By beginning with a recipe and tracing its origins, we come to understand the heritage of some of America's most treasured dishes. Take coleslaw, that must-have for every Fourth of July barbecue, which was originally served by the Dutch as koolsla; jambalaya, which Dr. Harris traces to West Africa and Spain; or the Cherokee treatment of succotash that has become a popular Thanksgiving dish. Accompanying the recipes are stories from a diverse collection of families that help illuminate our understanding of contemporary American cooking and examine how dishes such as clam chowder (which is connected to Indigenous stews but got its name from the French name for the cooking pot, chaudière) and Louisiana gumbo (in which sassafrass is used as a condiment thanks to the Choctaw people) became American classics. With recipes ranging from the festive to the everyday, Braided Heritage offers a new look at American culinary history"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Three is a magic number : establishing the American braid

THE NATIVE PEOPLES. Wampanoag. Moshup's child: Julianne Vanderhoop ; Shinnecock. Reservation remembrances: Renée C. Hunter ; Tunica-Biloxi (Yoroniku-Halayihku). Culture warrior: John Barbry ; Oglala Lakota. The Sioux chief: Sean Sherman

THE EUROPEANS. The Spanish. Daughter of the Wild Horse Desert: Melissa Guerra ; The British. The notorious K.I.T. : Kit Bennett ; The Dutch. The food historian: Peter Rose ; The French. First born son: Louis Costa

AFRICAN AMERICANS. Migration. Questing soul: Leni Sorensen, PhD ; Regionalism. Adventurous daughter of the North: Abigail Rosen McGrath ; Tradition and innovation. Culinary creative: Charlotte Lyons ; Eating the American braid. Omnivorous curator: Jessica B. Harris.

Notes:

Includes index.

Other Format:

Online version: Harris, Jessica B. Braided heritage

ISBN:

9780593139776

0593139771

OCLC:

1455421442

Publisher Number:

90102190271