"A middle-grade nonfiction book cowritten by Marc Aronson and historian/food writer Dr. Paul Freedmand with contributors Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie, Tatum Willis, Amanda Palacios, and David Zheng. American food and, by extension, American identify is much broader than the phrase "as American as apple pie." In a series of meals that take readers from pre-1492 through today, the text explores this country's identify and history through the lens of food, highlighting how cultures and histories mix to create the rich tapestry of America."--Provided by publisher.

Celilo Falls: first salmon fest : 10,000 BCE to today -- Corn: the invention that transofrmed the Americas : precontact to today -- Balbancha: New Orleans, gumbo, and the "what-ifs" of American history -- African and American: the multiple meanings of fish fries : 1500s to today -- Eating English in America : 1620s on -- "You're not colored are you?" soda fountains : 1800s to today -- The invisible immigrants : German cuisine : 1700s to today -- Scientific nutrition: "plain food is quite good enough for me" (and healthier too) : 1893 to present -- Red sauce rebellion: Italian restuarants change America's food story : 1910s to today -- Howard Johnson's: franchising 28 flavors and fried clams : 1920s to 1990s -- Shopping through Chinese American history : 1850s to 1965 to today -- First foods again: twenty-first century foods.