Chile peppers : a global history / Dave DeWitt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DeWitt, Dave, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hot peppers--History.

Hot peppers.

Cooking (Hot peppers).

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 354 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2020.

Summary:

"For more than ten thousand years, humans have been fascinated by a seemingly innocuous plant with bright-colored fruits that bite back when bitten. Ancient New World cultures from Mexico to South America combined these pungent pods with every conceivable meat and vegetable, as evident from archaeological finds, Indian artifacts, botanical observations, and studies of the cooking methods of the modern descendants of the Incas, Mayas, and Aztecs. In Chile Peppers: A Global History, Dave DeWitt, a world expert on chiles, travels from New Mexico across the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia chronicling the history, mystery, and mythology of chiles around the world and their abundant uses in seventy mouth-tingling recipes"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: One. The Domestication Of The Wild Chile

Two. New World Chile Cuisines, Part 1: The Caribbean

Three. New World Chile Cuisines, Part 2: Latin America

Four. The Spicy Us States

Five. Paprika And Europe

Six. Africa Loves The Bird's Eye

Seven. The Country Of Curries

Eight. Record Heat In Asia

Nine. Hot Means Healthy

Ten. Chiles Become Legendary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: DeWitt, Dave. Chile peppers

ISBN:

9780826361806

0826361803

OCLC:

1143838552