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Chillies : a global history / Heather Arndt Anderson.
Author
Arndt Anderson, Heather, 1976-
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Format
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Language
English
Published/Created
London, UK : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2016.
©2016
Description
150 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm.
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TX803.P46 A76 2016
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Cooking (Hot peppers)
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Summary note
This book tells the story of the spicy berry's rise to prominence, showing that it was cultivated and venerated by the ancient people of Mesoamerica for millennia before Spanish explorers brought it back to Europe. It traces the chilli's spread along trading routes to every corner of the globe, and explores the many important spiritual and cultural links that we have formed with it, from its use as an aphrodisiac to, in more modern times, an especially masochistic kind of eating competition. Ultimately, the author uses the chili to tell a larger story of global trade, showing how the spread of spicy cuisine can tell us much about the global exchange--and sometimes domination--of culture.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-134) and index.
Contents
Introduction
Taxonomy and ecology
American roots
Worldwide adoption
Healing properties
Chilli pepper madness
Appendix : When pa firs' et Tabasco sauce
Recipes.
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ISBN
9781780236353 ((hardback))
1780236352 ((hardback))
OCLC
944087178
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