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Gumbo Tales: Finding My Place at the New Orleans Table (2009. Auflage)

von Sara Roahen

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Celebrating New Orleans' food culture, one specialty at a time. A cocktail is more than a segue to dinner when it's a Sazerac, an anise-laced drink of rye whiskey and bitters indigenous to New Orleans. For Wisconsin native Sara Roahen, a Sazerac is also a fine accompaniment to raw oysters, a looking glass into the cocktail culture of her own family--and one more way to gain a foothold in her beloved adopted city. Roahen's stories of personal discovery introduce readers to New Orleans' well-known signatures--gumbo, po-boys, red beans and rice--and its lesser-known gems: the pho of its Vietnamese immigrants, the braciolone of its Sicilians, and the ya-ka-mein of its street culture. By eating and cooking her way through a place as unique and unexpected as its infamous turducken, Roahen finds a home. And then Katrina. With humor, poignancy, and hope, she conjures up a city that reveled in its food traditions before the storm--and in many ways has been saved by them since.… (mehr)
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Titel:Gumbo Tales: Finding My Place at the New Orleans Table
Autoren:Sara Roahen
Info:W. W. Norton & Company (2009), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 304 pages
Sammlungen:Deine Bibliothek, Read and owned
Bewertung:****
Tags:non-fiction, memoir, food & cooking, travel

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As a direct result of reading this book, I have made my first gumbo (I even made a roux!) and find myself constantly lusting after po'boys and crawfish beignets. Eating a king cake is now on my unofficial to-do-someday list, and I'll be paying more attention to the flavor of my New Orleans iced coffee from Blue Bottle because they use actual chicory in it (hence the name).

It wasn't just the food porn that hooked me, though. The author's obvious love for her adopted city was just as wonderful to read about, and it makes me long to feel that way about a city of my own. Perhaps I should give New Orleans a try... ( )
  blueskygreentrees | Jul 30, 2023 |
Wonderful, fascinating, mouth-watering book! Definitely made me crave New Orleans! Not just the food, either. This is a keeper! ( )
  Neverwithoutabook | Dec 20, 2017 |
"People love New Orleans like they love a person."

This book is a love letter to the city and her food culture. Food in New Orleans is life, and community, and identity. It's more than a meal, and this author found New Orleans, as someone not raised there, to be home. That's what New Orleans does- she chooses you to be part of her.

Roahen divides her chapters by food (or cocktail) and delves into the history of each item just a bit, a nice touch. She references several sources in her exploration while relating her own experiences. This was fun to read, as well as great information about the city and its history. If you love New Orleans, or even just like her a little bit, this is a great read. ( )
1 abstimmen amaryann21 | Jul 15, 2017 |
very good book. It's a slow read though, like reading a cookbook. Also, much of what it said can be repeatative, as each chapter deals with a different food and how it is view by New Orleanians and chefs. What I didn't count on was how emotionally charged this book was. As a New Orleans native, there were many parts of the book that had me on the verge of tears in remembrance. All in all a good book, just not one to pick up if you are looking for a quick, easy read. ( )
1 abstimmen mfoltz80 | Jun 24, 2009 |
This is a cute, easy-to-read book about New Orleans culture and food. Each chapter focuses on a different type of food and people associated with that food. Part of the book is spent on how food is helping to rebuild New Orleans post-Katrina. ( )
  06nwingert | Feb 8, 2009 |
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Celebrating New Orleans' food culture, one specialty at a time. A cocktail is more than a segue to dinner when it's a Sazerac, an anise-laced drink of rye whiskey and bitters indigenous to New Orleans. For Wisconsin native Sara Roahen, a Sazerac is also a fine accompaniment to raw oysters, a looking glass into the cocktail culture of her own family--and one more way to gain a foothold in her beloved adopted city. Roahen's stories of personal discovery introduce readers to New Orleans' well-known signatures--gumbo, po-boys, red beans and rice--and its lesser-known gems: the pho of its Vietnamese immigrants, the braciolone of its Sicilians, and the ya-ka-mein of its street culture. By eating and cooking her way through a place as unique and unexpected as its infamous turducken, Roahen finds a home. And then Katrina. With humor, poignancy, and hope, she conjures up a city that reveled in its food traditions before the storm--and in many ways has been saved by them since.

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