Chilies to Chocolate Food the Americas Gave the World

Name: Chilies to Chocolate Food the Americas Gave the World
Price: 5.7 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780816513246

ISBN-10: 0816513244

ISBN-13: 9780816513246

Edition: N/A

Authors: Nelson Foster, Linda S. Cordell, Foster

List price: $16.95

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

3 new & used from $5.70

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Book details

List price: $16.95
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Publication date: 7/1/1992
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 191
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Preface


Introduction




Europeans' Wary Encounter with Tomatoes, Potatoes, and Other New World Foods




The Renaissance of Amaranth




Vanilla: Nectar of the Gods




Maize: Gift from America's First Peoples




Beans of the Americas




The Peripatetic Chili Pepper: Diffusion of the Domesticated Capsicums Since Columbus




Forgotten Roots of the Incas




A Brief History and Botany of Cacao




Quinoa's Roundabout Journey to World Use



Epilogue: Native Crops of the Americas: Passing Novelties or Lasting Contributions to Diversity?



Appendix: Food Plants of American Origin


Recommendations for Further Reading


Notes on the Contributors


Index