{"product_id":"pierogi-an-american-story-of-polish-food-hardcover","title":"Pierogi: An American Story of Polish Food - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna D. Jaroszyńska-Kirchmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, pierogi are the most recognizable Polish food in the United States and a symbol of Polish American identity. How did this humble dish attain such lofty status? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnna D. Jaroszyńska-Kirchmann explores the surprising history of pierogi, tracing how Polish cuisine evolved in the multiethnic landscape of the United States. When Polish immigrants crossed the ocean, they brought with them their traditional cuisine, which came to signify enduring attachment to homeland, family, religion, and culture. In time, they as well as new generations and new immigrant waves gradually transformed Polish American culinary culture, reflecting food trends and changes in the United States, Poland, and the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePierogi\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers into the kitchens where Polish American families, friends, and community organizations carry on the custom of cooking and eating together. Jaroszyńska-Kirchmann highlights small- and large-scale pierogi producers who adapted traditional dishes for the US market and food celebrities who mainstreamed them, and she traces the symbolic representation of pierogi in popular culture. She also shares personal stories, from her family's resourcefulness in communist-era Poland facing near-constant food shortages to her experiences as an immigrant to the United States in the 1980s. Drawing on sources from historical and recent cookbooks to interviews with Polish American entrepreneurs and community members, this book offers new insights for anyone interested in East Central European and American foodways.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnna D. Jaroszyńska-Kirchmann is Distinguished Professor of History and CSU Professor Emerita at Eastern Connecticut State University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Exile Mission: The Polish Political Diaspora and Polish Americans, 1939-1956\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and\u003ci\u003e The Polish Hearst: \u003c\/i\u003eAmeryka-Echo\u003ci\u003e and the Public Role of the Immigrant Press\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) and coeditor of\u003ci\u003e Polish American Voices: A Documentary History, 1608-2020\u003c\/i\u003e (2024), among other books. Jaroszyńska-Kirchmann is editor in chief of the journal \u003ci\u003ePolish American Studies\u003c\/i\u003e and past president of the Polish American Historical Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46118129401900,"sku":"9780231223461","price":57.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/XlK105ABsY9780231223461.webp?v=1789016125","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/pierogi-an-american-story-of-polish-food-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}