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Hungry for Louisiana: An Omnivore's Journey

Hungry for Louisiana: An Omnivore's Journey

Food sets the tempo of life in the Bayou State, where people believed in eating locally and seasonally long before it was fashionable. In Hungry for Louisiana: An Omnivore's Journey, award-winning journalist Maggie Heyn Richardson takes readers to local farms, meat markets, restaurants, festivals, culinary competitions, and roadside vendors to reveal the love, pride, and cultural importance of Louisiana's traditional and evolving cuisine.

Focusing on eight of the state's most emblematic foods--crawfish, jambalaya, snoballs, Creole cream cheese, file, blood boudin, tamales, and oysters--Richardson provides a fresh look at Louisiana's long culinary history. In addition to concluding each chapter with corresponding recipes, these vignettes not only celebrate local foodways but also acknowledge the complicated dynamic between maintaining local traditions and managing agricultural and social change.

From exploring the perilous future of oyster farming along the threatened Gulf Coast to highlighting the rich history of the Spanish-Indian tamale in the quirky north Louisiana town of Zwolle, Richardson's charming and thoughtful narrative shows how deeply food informs the identity of Louisiana's residents.
Country USA
Brand LSU Press
Manufacturer LSU Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber black & white line drawings
ReleaseDate 2015-03-09
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780807158357

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