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Life and Food in the Caribbean
Cristine Mackie
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Description for Life and Food in the Caribbean
Paperback. The West Indian kitchen today, five hundred years after Columbus, is a wonderful blend of flavors and cooking styles. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; GB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
The West Indian kitchen today, five hundred years after Columbus, is a wonderful blend of flavors and cooking styles. The islands are blessed with some of the richest soils in the world, and the different peoples who have settled there have developed a vibrant hybrid cuisine. Scottish rebels, enslaved Africans, indentured Portuguese and Chinese, and finally the East Indians–all of these brought with them their traditional foods and cooking techniques. This book takes as its framework the stratified history of the islands from the early times of European exploration to the present day. The author draws extensively on original sources, ... Read more
The West Indian kitchen today, five hundred years after Columbus, is a wonderful blend of flavors and cooking styles. The islands are blessed with some of the richest soils in the world, and the different peoples who have settled there have developed a vibrant hybrid cuisine. Scottish rebels, enslaved Africans, indentured Portuguese and Chinese, and finally the East Indians–all of these brought with them their traditional foods and cooking techniques. This book takes as its framework the stratified history of the islands from the early times of European exploration to the present day. The author draws extensively on original sources, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
New Amsterdam Books United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
Number of Pages
190
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781561310647
SKU
V9781561310647
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Reviews for Life and Food in the Caribbean
A magnificent series of not-quite cookbooks that lovingly document the connection of cooking with the land.
Wilson Library Bulletin
Wilson Library Bulletin