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The Crawfish Book /

American Indians worshiped them as creators of the world, Napoleon ate them to celebrate his victories, Swedes have them shipped in from halfway around the world, and for Louisiana's Cajuns the humble crawfish is the centerpiece of cuisine, a symbol of ethnic pride, a staple commodity for thriv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Pitre, Glen, 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson, Miss. : University Press of Mississippi, 1993.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:American Indians worshiped them as creators of the world, Napoleon ate them to celebrate his victories, Swedes have them shipped in from halfway around the world, and for Louisiana's Cajuns the humble crawfish is the centerpiece of cuisine, a symbol of ethnic pride, a staple commodity for thriving business ventures, and an inextricable part of folklore. Research and interviews spice this delightful book that details the relationship between crawfish and humans--from antiquity to the New York markets of the 1880s; from Depression-era pauper's feast to gourmet entree of the 1980s Cajun cooking cr.
Descripción Física:1 online resource: illustrations
ISBN:9781621032465