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Informationen zum Autor Cynthia Clampitt is a writer, speaker, and food historian who has pursued her love of history, culture, and food across six continents. She has written about food history for three decades, but has also written more traditional history and geography for major educational publishers in the U.S., including the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and National Geographic Learning. In the last few years, her focus has been on the American Midwest, which led to her authoring Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland and now Pigs. She is a member of the Culinary Historians of Chicago, the Society of Women Geographers, the Agricultural History Society, the Midwest History Association, the Association of Food Journalists, and the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Klappentext Pigs, Pork, andHeartland Hogs is an engaging celebration of the 12,000-year connection between humans and the world's most commonly consumed meat: pork. Throughout history, pigs shaped cultures and cuisines. Introduced into the Americas, they changed lives and, in time, helped define the Midwest, reflecting the region's diversity and abundance. Zusammenfassung Pigs, Pork, and Heartland Hogs is an engaging celebration of the 12,000-year connection between humans and the world’s most commonly consumed meat: pork. Throughout history, pigs shaped cultures and cuisines. Introduced into the Americas, they changed lives and, in time, helped define the Midwest, reflecting the region’s diversity and abundance. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Meet the PigSection I: From There to HereChapter 2 Early Pig: Domestication and Early CivilizationChapter 3 Old World Pig: Pork and the Rise of Familiar CulturesChapter 4 Colonial Pig: Pigs in the Age of ExplorationChapter 5 American Pig: Shaping American Culture, Agriculture, and FoodwaysChapter 6 Corn Belt/Hog Belt: How Hogs and Hominy Helped Define a RegionSection II: Pigs on our PlatesChapter 7 Versatile Pig: The Parts and How We Use ThemChapter 8 American Icons: Barbecue, Hot Dogs, and SPAM®Chapter 9 Local Pig: Influences and Specialties in the HeartlandChapter 10 Transformed Pig: Recipes for SpecialtiesSection III: Living with Pigs TodayChapter 11 Popular Pig: The Rise of Pig Obsession Chapter 12 Farm to Table Pig: People Who Raise Pigs and Create PorkChapter 13 Cherished Pig: Traditions That Have Changed and Some Worth KeepingChapter 14 Problems and Promises: Issues, Concerns, Discussions, and Hopes...
