America’S Favorite Recipes the Melting Pot Cuisine


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America is called a melting pot of all cultures. As the immigration of different cultures continue to flood this land of opportunity, a revolution is taking place in the fusion of their cultures and cuisines. This transformation has been very prominent in the last 50 years and it is clearly visible in the emerging American cuisine. Practically, this cuisine has fused to become a spectacular global cuisine. In my book, I am not only giving the recipes that we love so dearly but also tried to emphasize the history and origin of these recipes and describe the use of healthful ingredients and spices to prolong your life. We have to watch what we eat. I am trying to bring this point to the attention of the reader that according to ancient Indian treatises and modern scientific research, it is established that the use of spices is not only for taste but it is for their hidden meaning. They have anti-carcinogenic properties and their use is very important to maintain a good healthy lifestyle. Americans are heavily ridden with obesity, heart diseases, diabetes, breast cancer and many other diseases. Being an American East Indian pioneer with my east Indian wisdom of Ayurvedas, my idea is to make these exotic recipes as healthy as possible by using these spices. I have also tried to capture and write the history and origin of these recipes. My basic point of view is that to make the food delicious, use fresh ingredients, herbs and spices and do not try to over load them with various cheeses, creams, sugars and lards to make them delicious. You are what you eat. Most of these foreign recipes have historical dimensions and origin. They have now shaped themselves gradually to suit the American pallet and have become an integral part of American cuisine. We can make them equally delicious by wisely using healthful ingredients. In order to make these books interesting and enjoyable, they are written with easy step by step instructions. I am hopeful that these books, Americas Favorite Recipes Part I, Part II and Part III will soon become your favorite coffee table books as well as your recipe books.




Buttermilk Graffiti


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Finalist, 2018 Goodreads Choice Awards “Thoughtful, well researched, and truly moving. Shines a light on what it means to cook and eat American food, in all its infinitely nuanced and ever-evolving glory.” —Anthony Bourdain American food is the story of mash-ups. Immigrants arrive, cultures collide, and out of the push-pull come exciting new dishes and flavors. But for Edward Lee, who, like Anthony Bourdain or Gabrielle Hamilton, is as much a writer as he is a chef, that first surprising bite is just the beginning. What about the people behind the food? What about the traditions, the innovations, the memories? A natural-born storyteller, Lee decided to hit the road and spent two years uncovering fascinating narratives from every corner of the country. There’s a Cambodian couple in Lowell, Massachusetts, and their efforts to re-create the flavors of their lost country. A Uyghur café in New York’s Brighton Beach serves a noodle soup that seems so very familiar and yet so very exotic—one unexpected ingredient opens a window onto an entirely unique culture. A beignet from Café du Monde in New Orleans, as potent as Proust’s madeleine, inspires a narrative that tunnels through time, back to the first Creole cooks, then forward to a Korean rice-flour hoedduck and a beignet dusted with matcha. Sixteen adventures, sixteen vibrant new chapters in the great evolving story of American cuisine. And forty recipes, created by Lee, that bring these new dishes into our own kitchens.




Melting Pot


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Memoir meets cookbook in this unique collection of traditional comfort foods. Coming of age as a second-generation Chinese American, Samantha Mui had a distinct upbringing that has shaped this variety of popular Eastern and Western dishes. As a young woman balancing two cultures, Mui found her identity in the kitchen. Influenced by the women in her life and her own travels, her dishes are simple and nostalgic, imbued with both her cultural and personal flair.




Eight Flavors


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This unique culinary history of America offers a fascinating look at our past and uses long-forgotten recipes to explain how eight flavors changed how we eat. The United States boasts a culturally and ethnically diverse population which 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 Eight Flavors, Lohman sets out to explore how these influential ingredients made their way to the American table. She 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 How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman. Lohman discovers when each of these eight flavors first appear in American kitchens—then she asks why. Eight Flavors introduces the explorers, merchants, botanists, farmers, writers, and chefs whose choices came to define the American palate. Lohman 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, Eight Flavors is a delicious treat—ready to be devoured.




America's Favorite Recipes, Part II


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America is often called the world's melting pot, a title that proudly celebrates its joyful amalgamation of many peoples, cultures, customs, languages and flavors. From every region of the world, people make the journey to start new lives in the United States, and they bring these international charms with them. America accepts people of all cultures and traditions with open arms. Home chef Uma Aggarwal, the author of The Exquisite World of Indian Cuisine and America's Favorite Recipes, Part I, presents a new collection of these melting-pot recipes, focusing specifically on entrées. An avid and passionate student of American cooking, she shares helpful information about the origin and history of these recipes as well. She uses exquisite Indian herbs and spices for both the flavor and the health benefits they impart. Inside, you'll find recipes for: Salmon Wellington Salmon Puff Pastry with Mushroom Duxelles Oven-Roasted Pulled Pork French Beef Bourguignon Green Curry Chicken with Peas and Basil Lemony Broccoli and Chick Peas Rigatoni Sweet and Sour Tofu (Ma Po Tofu) Kim Chi Fried Rice with Korean Pepper Paste Vegetarian Chimichangas with Bean and Cheese Filling Swiss and Gouda Curry Fondue And more Thanks to the contributions of generations of international cooks, the face of American cuisine is a dynamic one. Now, home chefs can easily draw inspiration from these pioneers. Bring the flavors of the world home today, with America's Favorite Recipes, Part II.




America’S Favorite Recipes, Part Ii


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America is often called the worlds melting pot, a title that proudly celebrates its joyful amalgamation of many peoples, cultures, customs, languages and flavors. From every region of the world, people make the journey to start new lives in the United States, and they bring these international charms with them. America accepts people of all cultures and traditions with open arms. Home chef Uma Aggarwal, the author of The Exquisite World of Indian Cuisine and Americas Favorite Recipes, Part I, presents a new collection of these melting-pot recipes, focusing specifically on entres. An avid and passionate student of American cooking, she shares helpful information about the origin and history of these recipes as well. She uses exquisite Indian herbs and spices for both the flavor and the health benefits they impart. Inside, youll find recipes for: Salmon Wellington Salmon Puff Pastry with Mushroom Duxelles Oven-Roasted Pulled Pork French Beef Bourguignon Green Curry Chicken with Peas and Basil Lemony Broccoli and Chick Peas Rigatoni Sweet and Sour Tofu (Ma Po Tofu) Kim Chi Fried Rice with Korean Pepper Paste Vegetarian Chimichangas with Bean and Cheese Filling Swiss and Gouda Curry Fondue And more Thanks to the contributions of generations of international cooks, the face of American cuisine is a dynamic one. Now, home chefs can easily draw inspiration from these pioneers. Bring the flavors of the world home today, with Americas Favorite Recipes, Part II.




Black Trumpet


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"At the renowned Black Trumpet restaurant, located in the historic seacoast city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Chef Evan Mallett and his staff reflect the constantly changing seasons of New England, celebrating the unique flavors and traditions of fished, farmed, and foraged foods in their ever-changing menus that rotate roughly every six weeks throughout the course of the year. From deep winter's comfort dishes to the first run of maple syrup during Mud Season; from the first flush of greens in early spring to the embarrassment of high summer's bounty and fall's final harvest Evan Mallett offers more than 250 innovative recipes that draw not only on classic regional foodways, but on the author's personal experiences with Mexican, Mediterranean, and other classic world cuisines."--




Mesob Across America


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How old is Ethiopian cuisine and the unique way of eating it? Ethiopians proudly say their cuisine goes back 3,000 to 5,000 years. Archaeologists and historians now believe it emerged in the first millennium A.D. in Aksum, an ancient kingdom that occupied whats now the northern region of Ethiopia and the southern region of neighboring Eritrea. But regardless of when Ethiopians began to eat spicy wots atop the spongy flatbread injera, or when they first drank the intoxicating honey wine called tej, their cuisine remains unique in the world. Mesob Across America: Ethiopian Food in the U.S.A. brings together what respected scholars and passionate Ethiopians know and believe about this delectable cuisine. From the ingredients of the Ethiopian kitchen the foods, the spices, and the ways of combining them to a close-up look at the cuisines history and culture, Mesob Across America is both comprehensive and anecdotal. Explore the history of how restaurant communities emerged in the U.S., and visit them as they exist today. Learn how to prepare a five-course Ethiopian meal, including homemade tej. And solve the mystery of when Ethiopian food made its debut in America which was not when most Ethiopians think it did.




American Flavor


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Join the two-time James Beard Award winner and author of Urban Italian on a wonderfully rich and diverse road trip through American regional cooking. In American Flavor, Andrew Carmellini shares the lessons of his culinary life on the road in recipes and stories that get at the soul of how we eat today. Using the traditional regional foodways and the multicultural neighborhoods, global eateries, and ethnic groceries that dot the American landscape as his inspiration, he introduces delectable, enticing dishes that deliver maximum impact yet are surprisingly simple to make. In the book, you’ll find cheese pierogies inspired by the Polish church ladies of Carmellini’s native Cleveland right next to his take on savory-sweet barbecued beef short ribs from L.A.’s Korea Town; seriously smoky southwestern mole alongside savory lamb stew that takes its flavors from Astoria, the historically Greek neighborhood in Queens, New York. Every recipe reflects Carmellini’s laid-back style, midwestern roots, big-city palate, and dedication to great ingredients and serious flavor. Along with the recipes are true-life tales of Carmellini’s crazy culinary travels across America, into Canada, and even to Europe. Whether he’s hunting ramps with the locals during an extern summer at a Virginia mountain resort or sampling some of the surprising off-menu specials at a hippie café in Vancouver, British Columbia, these hilarious, engaging stories tell the tale of the education of an American chef inside the kitchen—and out. Entertaining and inspiring, American Flavor is a book that readers will turn to again and again, not only for special occasions and everyday meals, but also as a portrait of real American food in the twenty-first century: sophisticated but down-to-earth, rustic but refined, and always deeply flavored and delicious.




Smoke and Pickles


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Chef Edward Lee's story and his food could only happen in America. Raised in Brooklyn by a family of Korean immigrants, he eventually settled down in his adopted hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, where he owns the acclaimed restaurant 610 Magnolia. A multiple James Beard Award nominee for his unique patchwork cuisine, Edward creates recipes--filled with pickling, fermenting, frying, curing, and smoking--that reflect the overlapping flavors and techniques that led this Korean-American boy to feel right at home in the South. Dishes like Chicken-Fried Pork Steak with Ramen Crust and Buttermilk Pepper Gravy; Collards and Kimchi; Braised Beef Kalbi with Soft Grits and Scallions; and Miso-Smothered Chicken all share a place on his table. Born with the storytelling gene of a true Southerner, Lee fills his debut cookbook with tales of the restaurant world, New York City, Kentucky, and his time competing on Top Chef, plus more than 130 exceptional recipes for food with Korean roots and Southern soul.