Foods of the Americas : native recipes and traditions Fernando and Marlene Divina ; essays by George P. Horse Capture ... [et al.]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Divina, Fernando.

Contributor:

Divina, Marlene.

Horse Capture, George P.

National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indian cooking.

Indians of North America--Food.

Indians of North America.

Physical Description:

xv, 224 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : Ten Speed Press, c2004.

Summary:

This book celebrates the amazing diversity of the original foods of North, Central, and South America. Foods of the Americas highlights indigenous ingredients, traditional recipes, and contemporary recipes with ancient roots. Includes 140 modern recipes representing tribes and communities from all regions of the Americas.

Contents:

Small plates & appetizers

Corn is life / by Susan Secakuku

Cold sauces, relishes, & salads

Community gardens and the cycle of life / by Marcus Monenerkit

Soups

Going home with Koyah and Misho / by Marty Kreipe de Monta~no

Meats & wild game

Reservation foods / by George P. Horse Capture

Game birds & fowl

Growing up in the kitchen / by Nicolasa I. Sandoval

Foods from rivers, lakes, & oceans

People of the salmon / by Elizabeth Woody

Breads & savory cakes

"Celebrating corn" / by Karenne Wood

Sweets & desserts

"Making apple butter" / by Karenne Wood

Molasses from a tree / by Millie Knapp

Beverages

Native hospitality / by Thomas W. Sweeney

Basic cooking methods and preparations.

Notes:

"Published in association with the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-217) and index.

Local Notes:

The Balch Ethnic Studies Collection.

ISBN:

1580082599

9781580082594

9781580081191 (pbk.)

1580081193 (pbk.)

OCLC:

54767393

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