Bibliograph

Tortillas, tiswin, and T-bones, a food history of the Southwest, Gregory McNamee

Type

Label

Tortillas, tiswin, and T-bones, a food history of the Southwest, Gregory McNamee

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-234) and index

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Tortillas, tiswin, and T-bones

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

978712900

Responsibility statement

Gregory McNamee

Sub title

a food history of the Southwest

Summary

In this entertaining history, Gregory McNamee explores the many ethnic and cultural traditions that have contributed to the food of the Southwest. He traces the origins of the cuisine to the arrival of humans in the Americas, the work of the earliest farmers of Mesoamerica, and the most ancient trade networks joining peoples of the coast, plains, and mountains. From the ancient chile pepper and agave to the comparatively recent fare of sushi and Frito pie, this complex culinary journey involves many players over space and time. Born of scarcity, migration, and climate change, these foods are now fully at home in the Southwest of today -- and with the "southwesternization" of the American palate at large, they are found across the globe. McNamee extends that story across thousands of years to the present, even imagining what the southwestern menu will look like in the near future

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