Eat Drink Delta: A Hungry Traveler's Journey Through the Soul of the South Contributor(s): Puckett, Susan (Author), Clay, Langdon (Photographer) |
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ISBN: 0820344257 ISBN-13: 9780820344256 Publisher: University of Georgia Press OUR PRICE: $24.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Cooking | Regional & Ethnic - American - Southern States - Travel | United States - South - East South Central (al, Ky, Ms, Tn) - Cooking | History |
Dewey: 641.597 |
LCCN: 2012022207 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 7.2" W x 9" (1.50 lbs) 296 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Mississippi Delta is a complicated and fascinating place. Part travel guide, part cookbook, and part photo essay, Eat Drink Delta by veteran food journalist Susan Puckett (with photographs by Delta resident Langdon Clay) reveals a region shaped by slavery, civil rights, amazing wealth, abject deprivation, the Civil War, a flood of biblical proportions, and--above all--an overarching urge to get down and party with a full table and an open bar. There's more to Delta dining than southern standards. Puckett uncovers the stories behind convenience stores where dill pickles marinate in Kool-Aid and diners where tabouli appears on plates with fried chicken. She celebrates the region's hot tamale makers who follow the time-honored techniques that inspired many a blues lyric. And she introduces us to a new crop of Delta chefs who brine chicken in sweet tea and top stone-ground Mississippi grits with local pond-raised prawns and tomato confit. The guide also provides a taste of events such as Belzoni's World Catfish Festival and Tunica's Wild Game Cook-Off and offers dozens of tested recipes, including the Memphis barbecue pizza beloved by Elvis and a lemon ice-box pie inspired by Tennessee Williams. To William Faulkner's suggestion, "To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi," Susan Puckett adds this advice: Go to the Delta with an open mind and an empty stomach. Make your way southward in a journey measured in meals, not miles. |
Contributor Bio(s): Puckett, Susan: - SUSAN PUCKETT is a native of Jackson, Mississippi, and a graduate of the University of Mississippi. She was the food editor at theAtlanta Journal-Constitution for eighteen years and has written for many national food and culture magazines. She is an author of six previous books, including A Cook's Tour of Mississippi and The 5:30 Challenge Cookbook. Puckett lives in Atlanta. |