The peppers, cracklings, and knots of wool cookbook : the global migration of African cuisine / Diane M. Spivey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spivey, Diane M., 1949-

Contributor:

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Cookbooks (University of Pennsylvania)

Culinary Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cooking, African.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xi pages, 1 unnumbered page, 422 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

[Albany, New York] : State University of New York Press, [1999]

Summary:

Fifteen years in the making, this book showcases a myriad of sumptuous, mouth-watering recipes of people of color from various parts of the globe.

Contents:

Feasting among the "Eastern Ethiopians": The African element in Dravidian cuisine

Catfish, harvest, and celebration among the sons and daughters of Kambu

Peppers, cracklings, and knots of wool: African foods and culinary heritage in Mexico and Central America

Zancu, sweet potatoes, and beer: African merchants and Peruvian kitchens, from the coast to the highlands

Body and Soul: the miscegenation of cuisine and culture in Brazil and Cuba

Without Rival, Anywhere: The cultural impact of the African cook in the Americas

Economics, War and the Northern Migration of the Southern Black Cook

Flapjacks and Blue Notes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-389) and index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Banks Collection copy: dustjacket retained.

ISBN:

0791443752

OCLC:

41090828