Good Food
Terroir: Going Back to the Land
Rowan Jacobsen is the author American Terroir: Savoring the Flavors of our Woods, Waters and Fields . Terroir is the concept of how the land where a crop is grown influences the taste characteristics. Rowan believes the ecology of an area can affect the qualities of certain foods. Terroir is a concept traditionally applied to wine, however…
By Evan Kleiman • • 1 min readRowan Jacobsen is the author American Terroir: Savoring the Flavors of our Woods, Waters and Fields. Terroir is the concept of how the land where a crop is grown influences the taste characteristics. Rowan believes the ecology of an area can affect the qualities of certain foods. Terroir is a concept traditionally applied to wine, however it's also now used frequently to describe food.
