Yucatán
Subtitle: recipes from a culinary expedition
By: David Sterling
Edition: First edition.
Series: William & Bettye Nowlin series in art, history, and culture of the Western Hemisphere; William & Bettye Nowlin series in art, history, and culture of the Western Hemisphere
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 560
ISBN-13: 9780292735811
Subjects: Maya cooking; Social life and customs; Cooking; Description and travel; Mayas
Description: An internationally recognized authority on Yucatecan cuisine, chef David Sterling takes you on a gastronomic tour of the peninsula in this unique cookbook, Yucatán: Recipes from a Culinary Expedition. Presenting the food in the places where it's savored, Sterling begins in jungle towns where Mayas concoct age-old recipes with a few simple ingredients they grow themselves. He travels over a thousand miles along the broad Yucatán coast to sample a bounty of seafood; shares "the people's food"at bakeries, chicharronerías, street vendors, home restaurants, and cantinas; and highlights the cooking of the peninsula's three largest cities--Campeche, Mérida, and Valladolid--as well as a variety of pueblos noted for signature dishes. Throughout the journey, Sterling serves up over 275 authentic, thoroughly tested recipes that will appeal to both novice and professional cooks. He also discusses pantry staples and basic cooking techniques and offers substitutions for local ingredients that may be hard to find elsewhere. Profusely illustrated and spiced with lively stories of the region's people and places, Yucatán: Recipes from a Culinary Expedition is the long-awaited definitive work on this distinctive cuisine.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 542-546) and indexes.