Food and Flavor: A Gastronomic Guide to Health and Good Living by Henry T. Finck
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"Food and Flavor: A Gastronomic Guide to Health and Good Living" by Henry T. Finck is a comprehensive work on culinary practices and food quality written in the early 20th century. The book explores the importance of flavor in American cuisine and presents a critique of the less-than-appetizing state of food in the United States compared to other gastronomic cultures, particularly those of Europe. Finck aims to awaken readers to the significance
of flavor not just for enjoyment but also for health, providing insights and recommendations for improving dietary habits. At the start of the text, Finck sets the stage by addressing the poor state of American cuisine, using anecdotes about historical figures like Mark Twain and contemporary comparisons with European dining to highlight the issues. He advocates for a reevaluation of eating habits to appreciate food's flavors, linking culinary pleasure to overall health and well-being. The opening discusses the challenges in finding good cooks, the impact of processed and poorly prepared foods, and the need for Americans to take pride in their culinary traditions, framing his narrative against a backdrop of societal changes and the country's evolving approach to food production and consumption. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Finck, Henry T., 1854-1926 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Chapman, Charles Shepard, 1879-1962 |
| LoC No. | 13009278 |
| Title | Food and Flavor: A Gastronomic Guide to Health and Good Living |
| Contents | Ungastronomic America -- Vital importance of flavor -- Our denatured foods -- The science of savory cooking -- A noble art -- The future of cooking -- French supremacy -- Epicurean Italy -- German and Austrian delicacies -- British specialties -- Gastronomic America -- Commercial value of flavor -- Gastronomic value of odors. |
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Produced by Karin Spence, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 64.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | TX: Technology: Home economics |
| Subject | Gastronomy |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 61719 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-61719-0 |
| Release Date | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1106 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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