Eating in America
Subtitle: a history
By: Waverley Root & Richard De Rochemont.
Contributors: De Rochemont, Richard.
Publisher: William Morrow
Published: 1976
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 512
Description: The story of American eating begins and ends with the fact that American food, by most of the world's standards, is not very good. This is a rather sad note considering the "land of plenty" the first American settlers found, and even sadder considering that with the vast knowledge of food we possess, we have still managed to create things such as the TV dinner and "Finger Lickin' Good" chicken. Nevertheless, America's eating habits, the philosophy behind these habits, and much of the food itself are deliciously fascinating. The authors, in a style that is rich, tasty, and ironic, chronicle the history of American food and eating customs from the time of the earliest explorers to the present.