Dan Buettner

The Blue Zones American Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100

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Dan Buettner

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The New York Times bestselling author of The Blue Zones Kitchen offers 100 healthy recipes from America’s best plant-forward cuisines.
In Dan Buettner’s Netflix documentary Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones, viewers discovered the blue zones—the five places around the world where people consistently live to 100, and the keys to their longevity.
Now, creating a Blue Zone at home is easier than ever, thanks to the vegetarian recipes in this inspiring book. Buettner’s culinary tour of America’s healthiest food landscapes shows the wisdom of heritage cooks found right in our backyard.
A sampling of recipes from America’s Blue Zones communities: • Indigenous, Native, and Early American: Aina Momona Stew with Taro, Breadfruit, and Sweet Potato
• African American: Hoppin’ John with Carolina Gold Rice and Sapelo Red Peas
• Latin American: Mama’s Zucchini Pupusas
• Asian American: Uttapam (Savory Lentil Pancakes)
• Regional and Contemporary American: Kimchi Jjigae (Korean Kimchi Stew)
With beauitful imagery throughout, 100 mouthwatering recipes, and wisdom gleaned from 20 years of longevtiy research and from more than 50 food experts, chefs, and cooks around the country, The Blue Zones American Kitchen will change your diet—and your life.
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Editor's Take

Amazon reviewers say the book has beautiful photography, clear and easy-to-follow recipes, and strong appeal as both a cookbook and a coffee-table book. They also note mixed experiences with the recipes themselves, with some saying the dishes are tasty and practical while others complain that ingredients can be hard to find, costs can be high, and some recipes feel overly complicated.

Goodreads readers are generally positive but more mixed overall, with many appreciating the healthy-eating focus, the storytelling, and the recipe ideas, while some question whether it is practical for everyday cooking. A review blog says the recipes tried were very tasty, and Walmart reviews for the related Blue Zones cookbook line echo the same split between enthusiastic praise and concerns about complexity.

YouTube results included several videos clearly about this exact book, including a review, a cookbook preview, and an author discussion. The strongest direct review-style match was a video titled The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100 Review, alongside other product-specific videos featuring Dan Buettner and the cookbook preview.

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Cuisine American

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Publisher National Geographic
Publication date December 6, 2022
Language English
Print length 304 pages
ISBN-10 1426222475
ISBN-13 978-1426222474
Item Weight 2.64 pounds
Dimensions 8.27 x 1.1 x 10.28 inches
Part of series The Blue Zones
Best Sellers Rank #18,396 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #36 in Vegetable Cooking (Books) #41 in Natural Food Cooking #56 in Aging & Longevity (Books)
Customer Reviews 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (1,443)

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