An unlikely way to save a species: serve it for dinner - (New York Times)
April 30, 2008 – 10:57 pmhttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/dining/30come.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
Gary Paul Nabhan has, according to this story, spent most of the past four years compiling a list of endangered plants and animals that were once fairly commonplace in American kitchens but are now threatened, endangered or essentially extinct in the marketplace. He has set out to save them, which often involves urging people to eat them.
Mr. Nabhans list, 1,080 items and growing, forms the basis of his new book, an engaging journey through the nooks and crannies of American culinary history titled Renewing Americas Food Traditions: Saving and Savoring the Continents Most Endangered Foods (Chelsea Green Publishing, $35).
The book tells the stories of 93 ingredients both obscure (Nypa, a type of salt grass) and beloved (the Black Sphinx date), along with recipes that range from the accessible (Centennial pecan pie) to the challenging (whole pit-roasted Plains pronghorn antelope).
To make the list, an animal or plant whether American eels, […]
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