Newton - Seeking the south: inspired regional cuisine

Theres no genre of American cuisine as storied as Southern, says Rob Newton.

In his debut cookbook, Newton brings to life the regional distinctions and new influences that make up the changing face of Southern cuisinea category of cooking as cutting-edge as any other in the world. As Southern regions demographics shift and food cultures bump up against one another, Chef Newton reveals just how diverse Southern cuisine really is.

As Newton explains, the pork and beans he grew up eating in the mountains of the Ozarks is very different from the shellfish-heavy food of the Lowcountry or the Cajun-influenced fare found along the Gulf Coast. And though often overlooked, historically under-recognized populations have constantly reimagined what the Southern table looks like with their culinary contributions: Enslaved African cooks perfected fried chicken, Middle Eastern communities helped introduce spices such as sumac to the Mississippi Delta, and Korean and Mexican immigrants continue to reinvent the grilled meats and pickled vegetables that Southerners know and love.

In Seeking the South, Newton brings his unique perspective to show readers theres much more to the food below the Mason-Dixon Line than meets the eye. Crisscrossing the South (the Upper and Deep South, Gulf Coast, Coastal Plains and Piedmont, and Lowcountry and Southeast Coast), Newton shares recipes as old and familiar as Pork Hocks with Hominy, and as current as Charred Okra with Sichuan Pepper, Garlic, and Green Onions and Black-Eyed Pea Falafel. To Newton, Southern cuisine delights because it is delicious and, above all, endlessly dynamic. In this cookbook, he brings this exciting evolution of flavors to your table.

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Copyright 2019 by Rob Newton

Photography copyright 2019 by Emily Dorio

Additional photography copyright 2019 by Yve Assad

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Newton, Rob, author. | Feldmar, Jamie, author.

Title: Seeking the South inspired regional cuisine / Rob Newton with Jamie Feldmar.

Description: New York : Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2019] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019013588 | ISBN 9780735220294 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780735220300 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Cooking, AmericanSouthern style. | CookingSouthern States. | LCGFT: Cookbooks.

Classification: LCC TX715.2.S68 N49 2019 | DDC 641.5975dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019013588

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The recipes contained in this book are to be followed exactly as written. The publisher is not responsible for your specific health or allergy needs that may require medical supervision. The publisher is not responsible for any adverse reactions to the recipes contained in this book.

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To my mom, for her never-ending support, and to Nancy Reed, for showing me there was more to the world than my small town in Arkansas