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Author Trubek, Amy B.

Title The taste of place : a cultural journey into terroir / Amy B. Trubek.

Publication Info. Berkeley : University of California Press, [2008]
©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 296 pages) : illustrations, map.
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Physical Medium polychrome
Series California studies in food and culture ; 20
California studies in food and culture ; 20.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-289) and index.
Contents Introduction -- Place matters -- "Wine is dead! Long live wine!" -- California dreaming -- Tasting Wisconsin: a chef's story -- Connecting farmers and chefs in Vermont -- The next phase: taste of place or brand? -- Epilogue -- Appendix.
Summary "How and why do we think about food, taste it, and cook it? While much has been written about the concept of terroir as it relates to wine, in this vibrant, personal book, Amy Trubek, a pioneering voice in the new culinary revolution, expands the concept of terroir beyond wine and into cuisine and culture more broadly. Bringing together lively stories of people farming, cooking, and eating, she focuses on a series of examples ranging from shagbark hickory nuts in Wisconsin and maple syrup in Vermont to wines from northern California. She explains how the complex concepts of terroir and gout de terroir are instrumental to France's food and wine culture and then explores the multifaceted connections between taste and place in both cuisine and agriculture in the United States. How can we reclaim the taste of place, and what can it mean for us in a country where, on average, any food has traveled at least fifteen hundred miles from farm to table? Written for anyone interested in food, this book shows how the taste of place matters now, and how it can mediate between our local desires and our global reality to define and challenge American food practices."-- Provided by publisher.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Language English.
Subject Diet -- France.
Diet.
France.
Diet -- United States.
United States.
Food crops -- France.
Food crops.
Food crops -- United States.
Genre/Form Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Trubek, Amy B. Taste of place. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2008 (DLC) 2007008839
ISBN 9780520934139 (electronic book)
052093413X (electronic book)
1281385522
9781281385529
9780520252813 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
0520252810
9780520261723
0520261720
1435653726
9781435653726
9786611385521
6611385525
Standard No. 9786611385521