Foods of the Americas: Native Recipes and Traditions

Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9781580082594
ISBN: 1580082599
Item Dimensions:2.7532.25
Label: Ten Speed Press
Languages:EnglishUnknownEnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishPublished
Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: September 01, 2004
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Release Date: September 01, 2004
Studio: Ten Speed Press

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Product Description:
The culinary traditions of the native peoples of the Americas are celebrated in this lavish book produced in association with the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Written by chef Fernando Divina and Marlene Divina, who is of Chippewa heritage, FOODS OF THE AMERICAS presents 140 modern recipes that incorporate a wide array of foods cultivated by native people throughout North and South America. The book also includes nine illustrated short essays by native writers that provide an American Indian perspective on a variety of indigenous food traditions. Illustrated with food photographs as well as images from the museum's vast collections, the book is being published to coincide with the opening of the museum's flagship site on the National Mall on September 21, 2004.A comprehensive, illustrated cookbook with 140 recipes dedicated to the native ingredients and traditions of the Americas. Includes 24 full-color food photographs and 30 images from the Smithsonian collections.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Awards

2005 James Beard Cookbook of the YearReviews“This very important book will open the reader's mind to the culinary wisdom and ingenuity of the Native peoples of the Americas. Then it will open the reader's mouth to an enticing world of new flavors, which are in fact ancient and indigenous.” —Deborah Madison, author of Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating from America's Farmers' Markets

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