We are What We Eat: Ethnic Food and the Making of Americans
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- Title
- We are What We Eat: Ethnic Food and the Making of Americans
- Author/Editor(s)
- Gabaccia, Donna R.
- Date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press
- Call Number
- Funk 394.120973 G11W
- Catalog Link
- https://i-share-uiu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CARLI_UIU/gpjosq/alma99405104912205899
- Description
- "We Are What We Eat" explores the impact of immigrant cooks, grocers, and restaurateurs on American food culture from the seventeenth century to the present. It highlights how the American taste has been shaped by various ethnic cuisines, showcasing how food plays a role in defining and expressing ethnic identities and relationships.
