Author Dave DeWitt takes readers on a personal tour of the chile-growing and chile-eating countries of the world.--Sandra Dallas, Denver Post
Chile Peppers
A Global History
Description
For more than ten thousand years, humans have been fascinated by a seemingly innocuous plant with bright-colored fruits that bite back when bitten. Ancient New World cultures from Mexico to South America combined these pungent pods with every conceivable meat and vegetable, as evident from archaeological finds, Indian artifacts, botanical observations, and studies of the cooking methods of the modern descendants of the Incas, Mayas, and Aztecs. In Chile Peppers: A Global History, Dave DeWitt, a world expert on chiles, travels from New Mexico across the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia chronicling the history, mystery, and mythology of chiles around the world and their abundant uses in seventy mouth-tingling recipes.
Reviews
Folklorists who work in food and foodways will find much of interest in this well-written and ambitious attempt to put chiles in world perspective, including the history of chiles, the development of chile cuisines, the botany of chiles, and the celebration of chiles in festival.--William Hansen, Journal of Folklore Research
Folklorists who work in food and foodways will find much of interest in this well-written and ambitious attempt to put chiles in world perspective, including the history of chiles, the development of chile cuisines, the botany of chiles, and the celebration of chiles in festival.--William Hansen, Journal of Folklore Research
In his delicious new book, veteran Albuquerque author / food historian Dave DeWitt takes readers on journeys around the world to explore and meet the multitude of chile varieties that exist.--David Steinberg, Albuquerque Journal
