Green chili and other impostors / Nina Mukerjee Furstenau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Furstenau, Nina, author.

Contributor:

James Samuel Blank Fund.

Series:

FoodStory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women, Bengali--Biography.

Women, Bengali.

Cooking--India--Bengal--Foreign influences.

Cooking.

Cultural appropriation--Nutritional aspects--India--Bengal.

Cultural appropriation.

Cooking, Bengali--Foreign influences.

Cooking, Bengali.

Chili con carne.

Furstenau, Nina.

India.

India--Bengal.

Genre:

Cookbooks.

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xvii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Follow a food trail and you'll find yourself crisscrossing oceans. Join Nina Mukerjee Furstenau in Green Chili and Other Impostors as she picks through lost tastes with recipes as codes to everything from political resistance to comfort food and much more. Pinpoint the entry of the Portuguese in India by following green chili trails; find the origins of limes, trace tomatoes and potatoes in India to the Malabar Coast; consider what makes a food, or even a person, foreign marvel how and when that designation ceases. Food history is a world heritage story that has all the drama of a tense thriller or maybe a mystery. Whose food is it? Who gets to tell its tale? Respect for food history might tame the accusations of appropriation, but what is at stake as food traditions ebb away with changes in soils, in biodiversity? The great, and not-always-good, story of us is on the table"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. One Ten Men in a Train Car, to Say Nothing of the Cheese

Lassi | Yogurt Drink

Sandesh and Nolen Gur Cheesecake

Simple Jaggery Syrup

Chhana | Simple Soft Cheese

Naan Khatai

ch. Two When Life Hands You Uncommon Limes

Nimbu Pani | Fresh Lime Soda

Moong Dal with Gondhoraj Lebu | Yellow Dal with Lime

Panta Bhat | Cilantro-Lime Rice

ch. Three A Grain by Any Other Name

Radha Tilok Rice

Yam Theeyal | Sour Yam Curry

Moong Dal with Peas | Yellow Dal with Green Peas

Fried Eggplant

Crisp Papads

Kedgeree | Fish, Rice, and Eggs

ch. Four Green Chili and Other Impostors

Lote Maacher Jhaal | Bombay Duck

Chingri Pithe | Savory Prawn Cake

ch. Five You Say Aloo, I Say Batata, er, Potato

Calcutta-Style Chicken Biryani

ch. Six The Art of Replacing

Aloo Makallah | Slow-Fried Potatoes

Hilbeh | Fenugreek-Cilantro Chutney

Chitanee | Hot-Sour Chicken Stew

Bamia Khatta | Chicken and Okra Stew

Flower Silliman's Special Fruitcake

Candied Citrus Peel

ch. Seven Pea Soup

Koraishutir Kochuri | Puffed Bread with Green Pea Filling

ch. Eight Trifle-ing with Empire

Sipra's Omelet with Green Chili

Fish Veronique

Tipsy Pudding

Victoria Sponge

ch. Nine Chapati Love

Kolkata Khati Rolls | Parathas with Spicy Filling

Raita

Tomato-Chili Sauce

ch. Ten A New Hybrid Cuisine

Fish Molee | Coconut Fish Stew

Chicken Jhalfrezi

ch. Eleven Truth in Tea ... Plus, Chili Chicken

Mrs. Beeton's Tea

Kolkata Chili Chicken

ch. Twelve At the Table of Disappearing Food Trails

Kolkata Armenian Dolmades | Stuffed Chard

Kolkata Armenian Harisa | Peeled Wheat and Chicken

ch. Thirteen Food of the Gods

ch. Fourteen Eating India

Mutton Chaap | Lamb and Goat with Yogurt

Bhuni Khichuri | Fried Rice with Vegetables

Maacher Kalia with Potatoes and Cauliflower | Fish with Potatoes and Cauliflower

Green Mango Pickles

Korola and Begun Subji | Stir-Fried Bitter Gourd with Eggplant

Kosha Mangsho | Mutton with Onions

Maacher Shorshe Jhol | Mustard Fish

Pitha Patishapta Narole Gur | Eggless Crepes with Coconut and Jaggery.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Samuel Blank Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Furstenau, Nina Mukerjee, 1962- Green chili & other impostors

ISBN:

9781609387983

1609387988

OCLC:

1238130366

Publisher Number:

99988846221