{"product_id":"braided-heritage-recipes-and-stories-on-the-origin-of-american-cuisine","title":"Braided Heritage: Recipes and Stories on the Origin of American Cuisine","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - Discover the sweeping story of how Indigenous, European, and African traditions intertwined to form an entirely new cuisine, with over 90 recipes for the modern home cook--from the James Beard Cookbook Hall of Famer and star of the Netflix docuseries \u003ci\u003eHigh on the Hog\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of our preeminent culinary historians, Dr. Jessica B. Harris has conducted decades of research throughout the Americas, the Caribbean, and Africa. In this telling of the origins of American food, though, she gets more personal. As heritage is history, she intertwines the larger sweeping past with stories and recipes from friends she's made over the years--friends from all three threads of the braid, descended from Native peoples, Europeans, and Africans, whose family dishes speak to the crucial era when each thread formed a trinity, and the origins of American food. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough this mix, we learn that \u003cb\u003eClear Broth Clam Chowder\u003c\/b\u003e has both Indigenous and European roots; the same, too, with \u003cb\u003eEnchiladas Suizas\u003c\/b\u003e, tomatillo-smothered tortillas made \"Swiss\" with cheese and dairy; and that the hallmarks of African American food through the centuries have been evolution based on region, migration, and innovation, resulting in classics like \u003cb\u003eRed Beans and Rice\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePeach Bread Pudding Cupcakes with Bourbon Glaze\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith recipes ranging from everyday meals to festive spreads, \u003ci\u003e Braided Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new, in-depth, delicious look at American culinary history.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0593139771\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780593139776\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Harris, Jessica B.\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Clarkson Potter Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (Jun 2025)","offer_id":46080376832197,"sku":"9780593139776","price":33.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780593139776.jpg?v=1776036721","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/braided-heritage-recipes-and-stories-on-the-origin-of-american-cuisine","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}