Adetailedculinaryhistorysupplementedwithsidebars,historicaltimelines,glossariesandover120extraordinaryrecipes.TheAcadianswereFrench-speakingresidentsofNewBrunswickandNovaScotia,forcedtomigratetoLouisianaafterthe1763BritishconquestofFrenchCanada.CelebratingtheevolutionofAcadiancookingfromits17thcenturyrootstotheCajunandFrenchCanadiandishesit’sknownfortoday,TheAcadianKitchenisalandmarkguidetoAcadianandCajunhistory,cultureandthetime-honoredfoodsthatdefinethisone-of-a-kindheritage.InfluencedbytheculturalexchangeofhistoricFrench,Creole,Indigenousandmaritimeideas,Acadiancuisineisdefinedlessbytechniquethanbythedesiretotakesimple,localingredientsandturnthemintosomethingdelicious.Includeschaptersonchowders,pies,preserves,andclassicdesserts.Fromthearomaofrappiepiesbakingintheoven,richfragrantbrothbubblingonthestovetopfortheevening’sfricotandbuckwheatpancakesfryinginacast-ironskillet--thesearethetastesandsmellsoftraditionalAcadiancooking.
