About this episode
Sarah Marshall and guest Sarah Archer discuss the evolution of American food trends throughout the 20th century and their connection to societal changes.
What would you do for a desperation pie? Kitchen correspondent Sarah Archer is here to talk with Sarah about the American food trends that marked the 20th century and how they related to the political and cultural changes of a nation in need of constant culinary inventiveness. They discuss the specialties of the barren Depression Era, the food-related propaganda and rationing of the wartime years, the meteoric rise of post-war disposability, the premade mixes and “exotic” dishes of midcentury...
People in this episode
Host: Sarah Marshall
Guest: Sarah Archer
Topics covered
- American food trends
- political changes
- cultural changes
- Depression Era
- wartime propaganda
- post-war culture
Keywords
- desperation pie
- food trends
- 20th century
- cultural inventiveness
- rationing
- wartime food
- Depression Era
- post-war disposability
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: American food trends
Products: premade mixes, exotic dishes
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