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The Whale and the Cupcake: Stories of Subsistence, Longing, and Community in Alaska

Name: The Whale and the Cupcake: Stories of Subsistence, Longing, and Community in Alaska
Brand: University of Washington Press
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Contributors:

Julia O'Malley, Kim Severson (Foreword by)

Publisher:

University of Washington Press

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Cooking, History

Book Subcategory:

Essays & Narratives, United States, Regional & Ethnic

Book Topic:

State & Local, American

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Release Date:

2019-12-10

ISBN 13:

9780295746142

Weight:

0.8 lbs

Size:

9.00 x 6.60 x 0.50 inches

Pages:

176

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From fish and fiddleheads to salmonberries and Spam, Alaskan cuisine spans the two extremes of locally abundant wild foods and shelf-stable ingredients produced thousands of miles away. As immigration shapes Anchorage into one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the country, Alaska's changing food culture continues to reflect the tension between self-reliance and longing for distant places or faraway homes. Alaska Native communities express their cultural resilience in gathering, processing, and sharing wild food; these seasonal food practices resonate with all Alaskans who come together to fish and stock their refrigerators in preparation for the long winter. In warm home kitchens and remote cafés, Alaskan food brings people together, creating community and excitement in canning salmon, slicing muktuk, and savoring fresh berry pies.

This collection features interviews, photographs, and recipes by James Beard Award-winning journalist and third-generation Alaskan Julia O'Malley. Touching on issues of subsistence, climate change, cultural mixing and remixing, innovation, interdependence, and community, The Whale and the Cupcake reveals how Alaskans connect with the land and each other through food.

About the Author

Julia O'Malley is an Anchorage-based food journalist, writing teacher, and editor-at-large at the Anchorage Daily News, for which she writes recipes and a regular Alaska food newsletter. She was the Atwood Chair of Journalism at the University of Alaska Anchorage from 2015 to 2017 and now teaches writing workshops around the state. She has written about food, climate, and culture for the Guardian, Eater, NationalGeographic, High Country News, and the New York Times, among other publications. She won a 2018 James Beard Award in the foodways category.

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