America's First Cuisines

Name: America's First Cuisines
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ISBN: 9780292711594

ISBN-10: 029271159X

ISBN-13: 9780292711594

Edition: 1994

Authors: Sophie D. Coe

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After long weeks of boring, perhaps spoiled sea rations, one of the first things Spaniards sought in the New World was undoubtedly fresh food. Probably they found the local cuisine strange at first, but soon they were sending American plants and animals around the world, eventually enriching the cuisine of many cultures. Drawing on original accounts by Europeans and native Americans, this pioneering work offers the first detailed description of the cuisines of the Aztecs, the Maya, and the Inca. Sophie Coe begins with the basic foodstuffs, including maize, potatoes, beans, peanuts, squash, avocados, tomatoes, chocolate, and chiles, and explores their early history and domestication. She…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 1/1/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



Domestication



New World Staples



New World Produce



The Aztecs



Aztec Ingredients



Aztec Cooks and Menus



The Maya and the Explorers



Diego de Landa



Solid Maya Breadstuffs



Maya Flesh Food



Maya Produce



The Inca: Animal and Mineral



The Inca: Vegetable



The Inca



The Inca and the Europeans



The Occupation



A Final Banquet



Finale


Bibliography


Index