The Dish That Came from Somewhere Else

Description

America did not inherit one Thanksgiving table. It built one dish by dish.

The Dish That Came from Somewhere Else
100 Foods That Became Part of an American Thanksgiving

Discover 100 foods served at American Thanksgiving tables in this illustrated collection of recipes and food stories. From Filipino pancit and Persian kuku sabzi to Polish pierogi and Texas pecan pie, the book explores how dishes from different traditions become part of a shared holiday meal.

Every spread pairs a short narrative and a practical home recipe with a full-page food image. Researched food context and original fictional kitchen sketches explore what families carried with them, what changed in a new kitchen, and which dishes earned a place beside the turkey.

Across 206 pages, this Thanksgiving cookbook offers inspiration for the meal you are planning and reading for the hours after it. Discover something new to bring to a gathering, explore an unfamiliar dish, or spend time with stories about the connections between food, family, and home.

A thoughtful gift for home cooks and Thanksgiving hosts

Choose it for someone who enjoys cooking, collecting recipes, hosting holiday meals, or discovering the stories behind familiar foods. It is especially suited to anyone who keeps a recipe not only because of how it tastes, but because of the person who first made it.

Inside the book

100 featured foods from American Thanksgiving tables, practical home recipes, short narratives, researched food context, and full-page food images.

The kitchen sketches are original fiction accompanying researched food context. They are not presented as documented accounts of individual families.

For the dishes we discover, the recipes we keep, and the people we remember around the table.