{"product_id":"padmas-all-american-tales-travels-and-recipes-from-taste-the-nation-and-beyond-a-cookbook-9780593535325","title":"Padma's All American: Tales, Travels, and Recipes from Taste the Nation and Beyond: A Cookbook","description":"\u003cb\u003eBased on the award-winning Hulu series \u003ci\u003eTaste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I never had to leave the country to taste the world's flavors. Wherever you live, come along with me.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is a love letter to the people who create and evolve American cuisine every day. It is also a road map to the foods that give America its vibrant palate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Padma Lakshmi arrived in New York City in the 1970s, she witnessed firsthand the cuisines of the immigrant communities around her: uniquely their own and yet quintessentially American. Here, in this very personal book--the result of seven years of traveling and tasting, listening and observing for her show \u003ci\u003eTaste the Nation\u003c\/i\u003e--Lakshmi compiles dozens of recipes from the immigrant and Indigenous communities she visits, as well as many from her own family, showing us what really comprises American cuisine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Lakshmi, food is a lens. Through it, we can explore the influence of an eclectic array of cultures--and come to see, clearly, who we are and how we eat as a nation. \u003ci\u003ePadma's All American\u003c\/i\u003e gives us a kaleidoscopic view of the vast range of incredible dishes she delighted in tasting on her travels, from coast to coast, and everywhere in-between. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Indian coconut rice and Peruvian tamales with chicken to Afghani dumplings with leeks and scallions--from Oaxacan mushroom tacos to a strawberry, cardamom and cream cake that will be your new favorite celebration treat--\u003ci\u003ePadma's All American \u003c\/i\u003eis filled with mouth-watering recipes, adapted here for the home cook--along with profiles and stories from the people who inspired the dishes. \u003ci\u003ePadma's All American\u003c\/i\u003e is a joyful book--a reflection of who we truly are as a nation, from one of our most essential culinarians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593535325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Padma Lakshmi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51708082520245,"sku":"9780593535325","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_14b45f46-38ad-4a87-9ebc-624ad4203a5d.jpg?v=1757397337","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/padmas-all-american-tales-travels-and-recipes-from-taste-the-nation-and-beyond-a-cookbook-9780593535325","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}