T ST F A T E RK 4P_SF_AOT.indd 14P_SF_AOT.indd 112/12/22 11:36 AM12/12/22 11:36 AMT ST F A T E RK GISELLE KENNEDY LORD AND DAVID S. SHIELDS ILLUSTRATIONS BY CLAUDIA PEARSON DELICIOUS AND DISTINCTIVE FOODS THAT DEFINE THE UNITED STATES SLOW FOOD USA LITTLE, BR O WN AND C OMP ANY NEW YORK BOSTON LONDON 4P_SF_AOT.indd 34P_SF_AOT.indd 312/12/22 11:36 AM12/12/22 11:36 AMCopyright © 2023 by Slow Food USA Hachette Book Group supports the right to free expression and the value of copyright. The purpose of copyright is to encourage writers and artists to produce the creative works that enrich our culture. The scanning, uploading, and distribution of this book without permission is a theft of the author’s intellectual property. If you would like permission to use material from the book (other than for review purposes), please contact permissions@hbgusa.com. Thank you for your support of the author’s rights. 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Image credits: Aaron Yoshino/Honolulu Magazine, 252-253; Aliaksei Design/Shutterstock, 113; Gabe Sachter-Smith, 251; Gabriella Marks, 229-231; Jamie Thrower, 283-285; Jennifer Jones, 242-243; Julia Byshrova/Shutterstock, 70, 122; MM Memo/Shutterstock, 61; Margaret Houston Dominick, 108-110; Maxim Cherednichenko/Shutterstock, 125; Micah Green, 92-94; Michael Benanav, 217-219; Pink.mousy/Shutterstock, 193; Rob Barreca/Farm Link Hawaii, 251; We Are The Rhoads, 277-279 Book design and production by Indelible Editions ISBN 978-0-316-47732-1 LCCN [tk] 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 WOR Printed in China 4P_SF_AOT.indd 44P_SF_AOT.indd 412/12/22 11:36 AM12/12/22 11:36 AMCONTENTS 10 INTRODUCTION BY Anna Mulè AND Mara Welton Northeast 14 American Chestnut 17 Boston Marrow Squash 20 Cayuga Duck 23 Early Rose Potato 26 Esopus Spitzenburg Apple 29 Fairfax Strawberry 32 Fiddleheads 35 Fish Pepper 38 RECIPE: La Poblanita 40 Hinkelhatz Pepper 42 Long Island Cheese Pumpkin 44 RECIPE: Long Island Cheese Pumpkin Risotto 47 Marshall Strawberry 50 Meech’s Prolific Quince 53 Pink Champagne Currant 56 Plymouth Rock Chicken 59 Tennis Ball Lettuce 62 Tuscarora White Corn 65 Wellfleet Oyster 68 RECIPE: Wellfleet Oysters on the Half Shell with Bradford Watermelon Mignonette 69 White Cap Flint Corn 4P_SF_AOT.indd 54P_SF_AOT.indd 512/12/22 11:37 AM12/12/22 11:37 AM SOUtheast 74 American Guinea Hog 76 RECIPE: Mojo-Roasted American Guinea Hog 78 Apios Americana 80 Arkansas Black Apple 82 RECIPE: Caramel Arkansas Black Apple Pie 84 Belle of Georgia Peach 87 RECIPE: Sparkling Belle of Georgia Peach and Thyme Sorbet 88 Bradford Watermelon 91 RECIPE: Bradford Watermelon Shrub + Club Cocktail 92 GROWER: Nat Bradford: A Watermelon That Can Change Your Life 95 Candy Roaster Squash 97 RECIPE: Candy Roaster Squash and Apples 100 Carolina African Runner Peanut 103 Carolina Gold Rice 106 RECIPE: Carolina Gold Rice and Coconut Pudding with Tupelo Honey-Roasted Georgia Peaches 108 GROWER: Rollen Chalmers: Carolina Gold Rice as Legacy 111 Cherokee Purple Tomato 114 RECIPE: Cherokee Purple Tomato and Chiltepin (Bird) Pepper Aguachile 117 Cherokee Trail of Tears Bean 119 RECIPE: Cherokee Trail of Tears and Green Bean Salad 121 Cocke’s Prolific Corn 4P_SF_AOT.indd 64P_SF_AOT.indd 612/12/22 11:37 AM12/12/22 11:37 AM124 Dyehouse Cherry 127 Hayman Sweet Potato 130 Hewes Crab Apple 133 Ossabaw Island Hog 136 Perfection Pimento Pepper 139 Purple Ribbon Sugarcane 142 Tupelo Honey 145 RECIPE: Arkansas Black Apple Doughnuts with Tupelo Honey 148 Whippoorwill Pea 150 Wilson Popenoe Avocado 153 Yellow Creole Corn 155 RECIPE: Yellow Creole Corn Soup with Roasted Tomatoes and Garlic Oil MIDWEST 160 American Paddlefish 163 Amish Paste Tomato 166 Bourbon Red Turkey 169 Butternut 172 Great Lakes Whitefish 175 Hidatsa Red Bean 177 Livingston Globe Tomato 180 Manoomin (Wild Rice) 183 RECIPE: Manoomin with Grilled Sunflower and Root Vegetables 186 Norton Grape 189 Purple Straw Wheat 192 Red Turkey Wheat 4P_SF_AOT.indd 74P_SF_AOT.indd 712/12/22 11:38 AM12/12/22 11:38 AMROCKY MOUNTAIN AND SOUTHWEST 198 Chiltepin (Bird) Pepper 200 Christmas Lima Bean 203 Four Corners Gold Bean 205 Guajillo Honey 208 Moon and Stars Watermelon 211 RECIPE: Moon and Stars Watermelon and Pickled Red Anaheim Pepper Salad 214 Navajo Churro Sheep 217 GROWER: Roy Kady: In the Four Corners, Sheep is Life 219 Rio Zape Bean 221 Tepary Bean 223 White Sonora Wheat 226 RECIPE: White Sonora Wheat Tortillas 229 GROWER: Rio Grande Grain: Growing a Local Grain Economy in New Mexico 4P_SF_AOT.indd 84P_SF_AOT.indd 812/12/22 11:38 AM12/12/22 11:38 AMPACIFIC AND NORTHWEST 234 Abbada Date 236 Alaskan Birch Syrup 239 Black Republican Cherry 242 GROWER: Dylan and Beth Ayers- McManus: Little Bear Hill’s Cherry Revival 244 Dancy Tangerine 248 ‘Ele‘ele Banana 251 GROWER: Gabe Sachter-Smith: The More Bananas, the Better 254 Fuerte Avocado 257 Gravenstein Apple 260 RECIPE: Thin Gravenstein Apple and Rosemary Galette 263 Jimmy Nardello Frying Pepper 265 Kiawe Honey 268 Mission Olive 271 Ojai Pixie Tangerine 274 Olympia Oyster 277 GROWER: John Adams: For the Love of Olys 280 Spanish Roja Garlic 283 GROWER: Michelle Week: Under the White Oaks 286 Welcome Aboard the Ark of Taste! 292 Acknowledgments 294 Index 303 About Slow Food and the Authors 4P_SF_AOT.indd 94P_SF_AOT.indd 912/12/22 11:39 AM12/12/22 11:39 AMNext >