{"product_id":"cornbread-nation-5-the-best-of-southern-food-writing-paperback","title":"Cornbread Nation 5: The Best of Southern Food Writing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFred W. Sauceman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMarcie Ferris\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eEdna Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifth volume in this popular series from the Southern Foodways Alliance spans the food cultures of the South. \u003ci\u003eCornbread Nation 5\u003c\/i\u003e, lovingly edited by accomplished food writer Fred W. Sauceman, celebrates food and the ways in which it forges unexpected relationships between people and places. In this collection of more than seventy essays and poems, we read about the food that provides nourishment as well as a sense of community and shared history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEssays examine Nashville's obsession with hot chicken and the South's passion for congealed foods. There are stories of green tomatoes frying over a campfire in the Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee and tea cakes baking for Easter in Louisiana. In a chapter on immigrant cooking, writers visit the Mississippi Delta where a Chinese family fries pork rinds in a wok and a Lebanese restaurant serves baklava alongside coconut cream pie. Alan Deutschman, a self-described \"Jewish Yankee,\" chronicles his search for the perfect country ham. Barbara Kingsolver extols on the joys of eating sustainably. Sara Roahen writes a veritable love letter to the venerable New Orleans Sazerac. Kevin Young delights with his \"Ode to Chicken,\" and Donna Tartt treats us to what else but bourbon. \u003ci\u003eCornbread Nation 5 \u003c\/i\u003eis a feast for the eyes, and if you're not hungry or thirsty when you pick up this book, you will be when you put it down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished in association with the Southern Foodways Alliance at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi. A Friends Fund Publication.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFRED W. SAUCEMAN is an associate professor of Appalachian studies at East Tennessee State University. He is the author of four books including the three-volume series \u003ci\u003eThe Place Setting\u003c\/i\u003e, which explores Appalachian foodways. He directed and produced the documentary \u003ci\u003eA Red Hot Dog Digest\u003c\/i\u003e. Sauceman's \u003ci\u003eFood with Fred\u003c\/i\u003e appears monthly on WJHL-TV, the CBS affiliate in Johnson City, Tennessee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.2 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757835583776,"sku":"9780820335070","price":31.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dda9074c3decf9c6660d0611a00d5812.webp?v=1780112952","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/cornbread-nation-5-the-best-of-southern-food-writing-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}