Hot peppers
Subtitle: Cajuns and Capsicum in New Iberia, Louisiana
By: Richard Schweid.
Publisher: Madrona Publishers
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Seattle
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
Subjects: Hot peppers.; Hot pepper sauce industry -- Louisiana.; Cajuns.; New Iberia (La.)
Description: Smitten by a love of hot peppers, journalist Richard Schweid traveled to the capital of the U.S. hot sauce industry, New Iberia, Louisiana. This is Cajun country, and capsicum (as hot peppers are known botanically) thrive in the region's salty, oil-rich soil like nowhere else. At once an entertaining exploration of the history and folklore that surround hot peppers and a fascinating look at the industry built around the fiery crop, Schweid's book also offers a sympathetic portrait of a culture and a people in the midst of economic and social change -- Provided by the publisher.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 217-220.
Includes index.