{"product_id":"eight-flavors-the-untold-story-of-american-cuisine-9781476753966","title":"Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Very cool...a breezy American culinary history that you didn't know you wanted\" (\u003ci\u003eBon Appetit\u003c\/i\u003e) reveals a fascinating look at our past and uses long-forgotten recipes to explain how eight flavors changed how we eat.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe United States boasts a culturally and ethnically diverse population that makes for a continually changing culinary landscape. But a young historical gastronomist named Sarah Lohman discovered that American food is united by eight flavors: black pepper, vanilla, curry powder, chili powder, soy sauce, garlic, MSG, and Sriracha. In \"a unique and surprising view of American history...richly researched, intriguing, and elegantly written\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e), Lohman sets out to explore how these influential ingredients made their way to the American table. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe begins in the archives, searching through economic, scientific, political, religious, and culinary records. She pores over cookbooks and manuscripts, dating back to the eighteenth century, through modern standards like \u003ci\u003eHow to Cook Everything \u003c\/i\u003eby Mark Bittman. Lohman discovers when each of these eight flavors first appear in American kitchens--then she asks why. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A fresh, original perspective to American culinary history\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eEight Flavors\u003c\/i\u003e takes you on a journey through the past to tell us something about our present, and our future. We meet John Crowninshield a New England merchant who traveled to Sumatra in the 1790s in search of black pepper. And Edmond Albius, a twelve-year-old slave who lived on an island off the coast of Madagascar, who discovered the technique still used to pollinate vanilla orchids today. Weaving together original research, historical recipes, gorgeous illustrations, and Lohman's own adventures both in the kitchen and in the field, \u003ci\u003eEight Flavors \u003c\/i\u003eis a delicious treat--which \"may make you hungry\" (\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLohman, Sarah:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Sarah Lohman is originally from Cleveland, Ohio, where she began working in a museum at the age of sixteen, cooking historic food over a wood-burning stove. Lohman moved to New York in 2006 to work for \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's food blog, \u003ci\u003eGrub Street\u003c\/i\u003e, and now works with museums and galleries around the city to create public programs focused on food. Her work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and NPR, and appeared in the Cooking Channel's \u003ci\u003eFood: Fact or Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e. The author of the blog \u003ci\u003eFour Pounds Flavor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEight Flavors\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645542404370,"sku":"9781476753966","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_960200f7-1eec-4bd7-b34e-e61f5eac0a05.jpg?v=1733155201","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/eight-flavors-the-untold-story-of-american-cuisine-9781476753966","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}