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Food Cultures of Mexico - Recipes, Customs, and Issues (Hardcover)
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Food Cultures of Mexico - Recipes, Customs, and Issues (Hardcover)
Series: The Global Kitchen
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This exciting volume brings to life the food culture of Mexico,
detailing the development of the cuisine and providing practical
information about ingredients and cooking techniques so that
readers can replicate some of Mexico's most important traditional
dishes. Mexican food has become one of the most popular cuisines in
the United States, with noted dishes ranging from tacos and
enchiladas to tamales and guacamole. What are the origins of
Mexican food culture as we know it today? Written with an
educated-not specialized-audience in mind, the book includes
descriptions of traditional and high cuisine, regional and national
foods, everyday dishes and those prepared and served on holidays
and special occasions. It also discusses ancestral eating habits
and the way the food has been transformed under the pressures of
globalization. Specific chapters examine food history, important
ingredients, typical appetizers, main meals, desserts, street foods
and snacks, dining out, and food issues and dietary concerns.
Recipes accompany every chapter. Rounding out the work are a
chronology of food history, a glossary, sidebars, and a
bibliography. This volume is ideal for any students learning about
Mexican food and culture, as well as general readers who would like
to learn more about international cuisines. Offers a comprehensive
overview of the development of Mexican cuisine from its origins to
today Helps readers to understand the diversity and richness of a
cuisine that can trace its roots to ancestral traditions and
ingredients, showing how it has evolved and continues to transform
itself through contact with other cultures Provides practical
information about Mexican cuisine, ingredients, and techniques, as
well as easy-to-follow recipes that can help most people to
replicate some of the traditional dishes of this cuisine Provides
an at-a-glance look at food history in Mexico in a Chronology
Illuminates the text through sidebars providing anecdotal "fun
facts" about food in Mexican culture
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