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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Sara Roahen |
| ISBN: | 9780393061673 0393061671 |
| OCLC Number: | 154706845 |
| Description: | viii, 293 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | Gumbo : A higher education -- Sazeracs : I take my liquor brown -- Sno-balls : The bittersweet of summertime -- Red gravy : Pray for us -- Stuffed, smothered, z'herbes : Vegetables, a religion -- Po-boys : Not in California anymore -- Turducken : Tales of a poultry chimera -- Crawfish : A crawfish is a darned beast! -- Poison meunière amadine : The Creole conundrum, and the alibi -- Pho : If at first you don't belong -- Coconuts, king cake, and ya-ka-mein : Taking it to the street -- Le boeuf gras : Food radio, and an unwitting mentor -- Coffee and chicory : In reverence of things past -- Red beans and rice : Rising to the occasion -- Oysters : Size matters -- Afterword: turkey bone gumbo : You can take it with you. |
| Responsibility: | Sara Roahen. |
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Abstract:
Celebrating New Orleans' food culture, this book introduces readers to gumbo, po-boys, red beans and rice and the pho of its Vietnamese immigrants, the braciolone of its Sicilians and the ya-ka-mein of its street culture.
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- New Orleans (La.) -- Folklore.
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