عنوان

Food culture in Mexico /

(Number (ISBN

031332431X (alk. paper)

(Number (ISBN

9780313324314 (alk. paper)

Number

b510876

Title Proper

Food culture in Mexico /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Janet Long-Solís and Luis Alberto Vargas.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Westport, Conn. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Greenwood Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2005.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xx, 194 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations, maps ;

Dimensions

24 cm.

Series Title

Food culture around the world,

ISSN of Series

1545-2638

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-189) and index.

Text of Note

Historical overview -- Major foods and ingredients -- Cooking -- Typical meals -- Regional and cultural differences -- Eating out -- Special occasions -- Diet and health.

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Text of Note

Since ancient times, the most important foods in the Mexican diet have been corn, beans, squash, tomatillos, and chile peppers. The role of these ingredients in Mexican food culture through the centuries is the basis of this volume. In addition, students and general readers will discover the panorama of food traditions in the context of European contact in the sixteenth century--when the Spaniards introduced new foodstuffs, adding variety to the diet--and the profound changes that have occurred in Mexican food culture since the 1950s. Recent improvements in technology, communications, and transportation, changing women's roles, and migration from country to city and to and from the United States have had a much greater impact. This survey of important aspects of the food culture of Mexico also illuminates Mexican history, society, and daily life.

Cooking, Mexican.

Dinners and dining-- Mexico.

Food habits-- Mexico.

Food preferences-- Mexico.

Nutrition-- Mexico.

Mexico, Social life and customs.

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Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Long, Janet, (Long Towell)

Vargas, Luis Alberto.

Date of Transaction

20080408113656.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

rda

Electronic name

[Book]

Y