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Chile Peppers : A Global History /

"For more than ten thousand years, humans have been fascinated by a seemingly innocuous plant with bright-colored fruits that bite back when bitten. Ancient New World cultures from Mexico to South America combined these pungent pods with every conceivable meat and vegetable, as evident from arc...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: DeWitt, Dave (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2020.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The domestication of the wild chile
  • New world chile cuisines, part 1: the Caribbean
  • New world chile cuisines, part 2: Latin America
  • The spicy US states
  • Paprika and Europe
  • Africa loves the bird's eye
  • The country of curries
  • Record heat in Asia
  • Hot means healthy
  • Chiles become legendary.