Description
The Ark of Taste is a living catalog of our food heritage and a movement to preserve gastronomic treasures passed down for generations—some rare, some endangered, all delicious. Created by Slow Food, authors Giselle Kennedy Lord and David S. Shields and illustrator Claudia Pearson, the Ark illuminates the history, identity and taste of these unique food products, many of which were revived or saved from extinction by their Slow Food champions.
The Ark of Taste book features the stories of how some of these American products almost didn’t reach our table, with recipes from Slow Food chefs and profiles of growers from around the country. In these pages, you will learn about 70 different, distinctive foods, including:
- Carolina Gold Rice
- Wellfleet Oysters
- Cherokee Purple Tomatoes
- Christmas Lima Beans
- Tupelo Honey
- Bourbon Red Turkey
- Black Republican Cherries
- And more
