Food culture in Mexico /
Since ancient times, the most important foods in the Mexican diet have been corn, beans, squash, tomatillos, and chile peppers. The role of these ingredients in Mexican food culture through the centuries is the basis of this volume. In addition, students and general readers will discover the panoram...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Westport, Conn. :
Greenwood Press,
2005.
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| Series: | Food culture around the world.
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| Online Access: | Table of contents http://ebooks.abc-clio.com/reader.aspx?isbn=9780313062308&webSiteCode=EBOOKS_PROD&returnToPage=/reader.aspx?isbn=9780313062308&token=6824FB651A87549AF1FE512163B494A0&casError=False |
| Summary: | Since ancient times, the most important foods in the Mexican diet have been corn, beans, squash, tomatillos, and chile peppers. The role of these ingredients in Mexican food culture through the centuries is the basis of this volume. In addition, students and general readers will discover the panorama of food traditions in the context of European contact in the sixteenth century--when the Spaniards introduced new foodstuffs, adding variety to the diet--and the profound changes that have occurred in Mexican food culture since the 1950s. Recent improvements in technology, communications, and transportation, changing women's roles, and migration from country to city and to and from the United States have had a much greater impact. This survey of important aspects of the food culture of Mexico also illuminates Mexican history, society, and daily life. |
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| Physical Description: | xx, 194 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-189) and index. |
| ISBN: | 031332431X 9780313324314 |