The peppers, cracklings, and knots of wool cookbook : the global migration of African cuisine /

Spivey, Diane M., 1949-

The peppers, cracklings, and knots of wool cookbook : the global migration of African cuisine / Diane M. Spivey. - New York : State University of New York Press, 1999. - xi, 422 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-[389]) and index.

Feasting among the "Eastern Ethiopians": the African element in Dravidian cuisine -- Catfish, harvest, and celebration among the sons and daughters of Kambu -- Peppers, cracklings, and knots of wool: african foods and culinary heritage in Mexico and Central America -- Zancu, sweet potatoes, and beer: African merchants and Peuruvian kitches, from the coast to the highlands -- Body and soul: the miscegenation of cuisine and culture in Brazil and Cuba -- Without rival, anywhere: the cultural impact of the African cook in the Americas -- Economics, war, and the northern migration of the southern Black cook -- Flapjacks and blue notes.

0791443752 9780791443750 0791443760 (pbk.) 9780791443767 (pbk.)

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Cookery, African.
Cuisine africaine.
Cocina africana.
Cocina.

TX 725 / S761p 1999

641.5982