America's First Cuisines
By: Sophie Dobzhansky Coe.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Austin, TX
Language: eng
Format: Paperback; Hardcover
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780292711556; 9780292711594
Subjects: Aztecs -- Food.; Mayas -- Food.; Incas -- Food.
Description: 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 then describes how these foods were prepared, served, and preserved, giving many insights into the cultural and ritual practices that surrounded eating in these cultures. Coe also points out the similarities and differences among the three cuisines and compares them to Spanish cooking of the period, which, as she usefully reminds us, would seem as foreign to our tastes as the American foods seemed to theirs. Written in easily digested prose, America's First Cuisines will appeal to food enthusiasts as well as scholars.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-265) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface
pagenum: vii; title: Introduction
pagenum: 1; label: 1
title: Domestication
pagenum: 3; label: 2
title: New World Staples
pagenum: 9; label: 3
title: New World Produce
pagenum: 27; label: 4
title: The Aztecs
pagenum: 66; label: 5
title: Aztec Ingredients
pagenum: 88; label: 6
title: Aztec Cooks and Menus
pagenum: 108; label: 7
title: The Maya and the Explorers
pagenum: 120; label: 8
title: Diego de Landa
pagenum: 132; label: 9
title: Solid Maya Breadstuffs
pagenum: 145; label: 10
title: Maya Flesh Food
pagenum: 153; label: 11
title: Maya Produce
pagenum: 161; label: 12
title: The Inca: Animal and Mineral
pagenum: 169; label: 13
title: The Inca: Vegetable
pagenum: 181; label: 14
title: The Inca
pagenum: 192; label: 15
title: The Inca and the Europeans
pagenum: 212; label: 16
title: The Occupation
pagenum: 228; label: 17
title: A Final Banquet
pagenum: 241; label: 18
title: Finale
pagenum: 247; label: Bibliography
title: 253; label: Index
title: 267