Tonight’s book study of Where I Come From by Rick Bragg made us all hungry as we discussed New Orleans po’boys, pigs feet, and tomato sandwiches.

We discussed how food connects to memory and the specificity of Bragg’s language.

Then, we centered our discussion on the following topic:

In this section of text, Bragg talks a lot about food, Southern food. How does Bragg describe the food? How does he make the unusual food understandable? What sensual information does he use?