What does American cuisine tell us about the United States?
Historian Paul Freedman on why American diets are so different from the rest of the world. Interview by Grace Davis.
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Show Notes
American food is unlike anything else in the world. And it goes a lot deeper than hamburgers and pizza. The thing that makes American food special is the stunning variety of options and how accessible it is to the average consumer. Also some regional American dishes that are impossible to find anywhere else on the planet
Dr. Paul Freedman is a historian who thinks that all of these factors--standardization, variety, and regionality--can tell us a lot about American culture and identity.
On this episode of UnTextbooked, producer Grace Davis interviews Dr. Freedman about his book American Cuisine: and How it Got This Way.
Book: American Cuisine: and How it Got This Way
Guest: Dr. Paul Freedman, Professor of History at Yale University
Producer: Grace Davis
Music: Silas Bohen and Coleman Hamilton
Editors: Bethany Denton and Jeff Emtman