Why read Putting Meat on the American Table?

Book cover of Putting Meat on the American Table: Taste, Technology, Transformation

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Engagingly written and richly illustrated, Putting Meat on the American Table explains how America became a meat-eating nation-from the colonial period to the present. It examines the relationships between consumer preference and meat processing-looking closely at the production of beef, pork, chicken, and hot dogs. Roger Horowitz argues that a…

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1 author picked Putting Meat on the American Table as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Donald D. Stull

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I am an enthusiastic meat eater. So are most Americans. I know how cows, pigs, and chickens are turned into meat and poultry. Most Americans don’t. Putting Meat on the American Table offers a concise and witty overview of America’s love affair with both meat and convenience.

And how the two have been married to transform both animals and meat from the barn to the meat counter. I especially liked the chapter on the hot dog, a “meat cocktail” that encapsulates our fixation on meat, convenience—and fun.

From Donald's list on what’s wrong with what’s for dinner.