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American Terroir: Savoring the Flavors of Our Woods, Waters, and Fields
by Rowan Jacobsen
I found this on a list of best books of 2010 and when I couldn’t find it in my library system I put it on my wish list on Amazon. (Thanks Mom.)
The idea that foods take on the “taste of place” is appealing to me. I want to learn the what and the why and the where of what makes certain foods better when they come from a particular region. And information centered on American offerings is even better—I have a greater chance of getting to try those.
The chapters here are pretty uneven. The maple syrup chapter is easily the best. Some of the others rely too much on the personalities the author meets along the way.
While I liked this one, I preferred [b:The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World|13839|The Botany of Desire A Plant's-Eye View of the World|Michael Pollan|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1388190199s/13839.jpg|908398].
The idea that foods take on the “taste of place” is appealing to me. I want to learn the what and the why and the where of what makes certain foods better when they come from a particular region. And information centered on American offerings is even better—I have a greater chance of getting to try those.
The chapters here are pretty uneven. The maple syrup chapter is easily the best. Some of the others rely too much on the personalities the author meets along the way.
While I liked this one, I preferred [b:The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World|13839|The Botany of Desire A Plant's-Eye View of the World|Michael Pollan|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1388190199s/13839.jpg|908398].