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\nThe United St ates boasts a culturally and ethnically diverse population that makes for a continually changing culinary landscape. But a historical gastronomist n amed Sarah Lohman discovered that American food is united by eight flavors : black pepper\, vanilla\, curry powder\, chili powder\, soy sauce\, garli c\, MSG\, and Sriracha. In &ldquo\;a unique and surprising view of America n history&hellip\;richly researched\, intriguing\, and elegantly written&r dquo\; (The Atlantic)\, Lohman sets out to explore how these influential i ngredients made their way to the American table.
\nShe begins in the archives\, searching through economic\, scientific\, political\, religiou s\, and culinary records. She pores over cookbooks and manuscripts\, datin g back to the eighteenth century\, through modern standards like "How to C ook Everything" by Mark Bittman. Lohman discovers when each of these eight flavors first appear in American kitchens&mdash\;then she asks why.
\n&ldquo\;A fresh\, original perspective to American culinary history&rdq uo\; (The Christian Science Monitor)\, "Eight Flavors" takes you on a jour ney through the past to tell us something about our present\, and our futu re. We meet John Crowninshield\, a New England merchant who traveled to Su matra in the 1790s in search of black pepper. Edmond Albius\, a twelve-yea r-old slave who lived on an island off the coast of Madagascar\, who disco vered the technique still used to pollinate vanilla orchids today. Weaving together original research\, historical recipes\, gorgeous illustrations\ , and Lohman&rsquo\;s own adventures both in the kitchen and in the field\ , "Eight Flavors" is a delicious treat&mdash\;which &ldquo\;may make you h ungry&rdquo\; (Bustle).
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