USA

<p><strong>One of the most fun funny and sneakily accurate things I've read this year.</strong></p><p><em>-Rachel Barnard Reedsy Discovery</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Funny often insightful guide to American groceries state-by-state.</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><em>- BookLife (Publishers Weekly)</em></p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Ever stood frozen in a grocery aisle paralyzed by 37 types of orange juice or milk options that require a PhD to decode? Welcome to America-the land of freedom fries and fifty wildly different grocery store experiences.</span></p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>In this delightfully quirky road trip Robert Okine trades tourist traps for frozen food sections and souvenir shops for snack aisles. With the eyes of a global nomad and the wit of your favorite stand-up comic he journeys state by state-from California's kale sanctuaries to Texas' brisket emporiums from Vermont's maple-syrup serenity to Florida's hot mess of sunshine and Spam.</span></p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Forget Michelin stars-this is a love letter to the humble grocery store where culture identity and chaos collide under fluorescent lights. It's anthropology with a shopping cart humor with heart and America like you've never seen it: through the absurd abundance of almond milks the regional pride of ranch dressings and the soulful confessions of hot bars and deli counters.</span></p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Whether you're a curious traveler a cultural junkie or just someone who's ever yelled WHY are there eight kinds of frozen waffles?-this book is for you.</span></p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Grab your reusable bags buckle your snack belt and prepare to laugh nod and crave a cheese curd you've never tasted.</span></p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Because in the U.S.A. one thing's for sure: </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>you'll always have options.</strong></p>