{"product_id":"9781565845800","title":"Pig Tails 'n Breadfruit A Culinary Memoir","description":"A tantalizing Caribbean memoir--part cookbook, part family history--by \"one of the more talented novelists at work in the English language today\" (Norman Mailer). Reminiscent of \u003ci\u003eLike Water for Chocolate, Pig Tails 'n Breadfruit\u003c\/i\u003e blends lyrical, evocative writing with engaging descriptions of how to cook the dishes of Austin Clarke's native Barbados. Winner of the 1999 Martin Luther King, Jr., Achievement Award and author of eight highly praised novels and five short-story collections, Clarke is considered one of the preeminent Caribbean writers of our time. \u003ci\u003ePig Tails 'n Breadfruit\u003c\/i\u003e describes the way he learned traditional Bajan recipes--food that has its origins in the days of slavery, hardship, and economic grief--by listening to his mother, aunts, and cousins talk about food while they cooked it. From Oxtails with Mushrooms, Smoked Ham Hocks with Lima Beans, and Breadfruit Cou-Cou with Braising Beef, to Clarke's renowned Chicken Austintacious, each dish evokes the vibr ant, sun-drenched island of his childhood and is accompanied by stories about the rituals of food and family. The result is not only succulent food, but a unique portrait of growing up in Barbados in the late 1930s and early 1940s.","brand":"Outliers Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53028251205943,"sku":null,"price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/3633\/0295\/files\/13764453482745.jpg?v=1790118953","url":"https:\/\/outliersbooks.shop\/products\/9781565845800","provider":"Outliers Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}