Food Culture in South America

Name: Food Culture in South America
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ISBN: 9780313327520

ISBN-10: 0313327521

ISBN-13: 9780313327520

Edition: 2005

Authors: Josï¿½ Rafael Lovera, Josï¿½ Rafael Lovera

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This volume tells the story of the South Americans and their history through a survey of their food culture. Food in the various countries differs in some ways because of cultural heritage, cooking techniques, and geography, here divided into four zones. The traditions of the primary groups--Indians, Europeans, and Africans--and their five centuries of mixing have still resulted in a stable food culture. The foods of the Indians before European contact still play an important role, along with other foods brought by successive immigrant groups. Europeans tried to establish their staples, wheat and wine, with little success. Many dishes, cooking methods, and food habits have survived with…

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List price: $70.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 5/30/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 206
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.62" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English



Series Foreword



Acknowledgments


Introduction


Timeline



Historical Overview



Major Foods and Ingredients



Cooking



Typical Meals



Eating Out



Special Occasions



Diet and Health


Glossary


Resource Guide


Bibliography


Index