Chillies
Subtitle: a global history
By: Heather Arndt Anderson
Series: Edible series; Edible
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9781780236353
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Cooking (Hot peppers); Hot peppers; History
Description: This book tells the story of the spicy berry's rise to prominence, showing that it was cultivated and venerated by the ancient people of Mesoamerica for millennia before Spanish explorers brought it back to Europe. It traces the chilli's spread along trading routes to every corner of the globe, and explores the many important spiritual and cultural links that we have formed with it, from its use as an aphrodisiac to, in more modern times, an especially masochistic kind of eating competition. Ultimately, the author uses the chili to tell a larger story of global trade, showing how the spread of spicy cuisine can tell us much about the global exchange--and sometimes domination--of culture.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-134) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Taxonomy and ecology; title: American roots; title: Worldwide adoption; title: Healing properties; title: Chilli pepper madness; title: Appendix : When pa firs' et Tabasco sauce; title: Recipes.