Cornbread Nation 2: The United States of Barbecue (Cornbread

Cornbread Nation 2: The United States of Barbecue (Cornbread Nation: Best of Southern Food Writing)
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Southern barbecue and barbecue traditions are the primary focus of Cornbread Nation 2, our second collection of the best of Southern food writing. "Barbecue is the closest thing we have in the United States to Europe's wines or cheeses; drive a hundred miles and the barbecue changes," writes John Shelton Reed. Indeed, no other dish is served a dozen different ways just between Memphis and Birmingham.

In tribute to what Vince Staten calls "the slowest of the slow foods," contributors discuss the politics, sociology, and virtual religion of barbecue in the South, where communities are defined by what wood they burn, what sauce they make, and what they serve with barbecue. Jim Auchmutey links barbecue to the success of certain Southern politicians; Marcie Cohen Ferris looks at kosher brisket; and Robb Walsh investigates why black cooks have been omitted from the accepted histories of Texas barbecue, despite their seminal role in its development.

Beyond the barbecue pit, John Martin Taylor sings the virtues of boiled peanuts, Calvin Trillin savors Cajun boudin, and Eddie Dean revisits his days driving an ice cream truck deep in the Appalachian Mountains. From barbecue to scuppernongs to popsicles, the forty-three newspaper columns, magazine pieces, poems, and essays collected here confirm that a bounty of good writing exists when it comes to good eating, Southern style.
Country USA
Brand The University of North Carolina Press
Manufacturer The University of North Carolina Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 16 illustrations
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780807855560
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	The University of North Carolina Press
Manufacturer	The University of North Carolina Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	16 illustrations
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780807855560
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Cornbread Nation 2: The United States of Barbecue (Cornbread Nation: Best of Southern Food Writing)

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