Chop suey, USA : the story of Chinese food in America /
American diners began to flock to Chinese restaurants more than a century ago, making Chinese food the first mass-consumed cuisine in the United States. By 1980, it had become the country's most popular ethnic cuisine. Chop Suey, USA offers the first comprehensive interpretation of the rise of...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2014]
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Colección: | Arts and traditions of the table.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: Chop Suey, the Big Mac of the Pre-McDonald's Era
- 1. Why is Chinese Food so Popular?
- 2. The Empire and Empire Food
- 3. Chinese Cooks as Stewards of Empire
- 4. The Cradle of Chinese Food
- 5. The Rise of Chinese Restaurants
- 6. The Makers of American Chinese Food
- 7. "Chinese-American Cuisine" and the Authenticity of Chop Suey
- 8. The Chinese Brillat-Savarin
- Conclusion: The Home of No Return
- Afterword: Why Study Food?