The chile pepper in China: a cultural biography

"Chinese cuisine without chile peppers seems unimaginable. Yet there were no chiles anywhere in China before the 1570s, when they were introduced from the Americas. Brian R. Dott explores how the chile went from obscurity to ubiquity in China, influencing not just cuisine but also medicine, lan...

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1. Verfasser: Dott, Brian Russell (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Columbia University Press 2024
Schriftenreihe:Arts and traditions of the table: perspectives on culinary history
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Zusammenfassung:"Chinese cuisine without chile peppers seems unimaginable. Yet there were no chiles anywhere in China before the 1570s, when they were introduced from the Americas. Brian R. Dott explores how the chile went from obscurity to ubiquity in China, influencing not just cuisine but also medicine, language, and cultural identity. This book sheds new light on the piquant cultural impact of a potent plant and raises broader questions regarding notions of authenticity in cuisine"--Page 4 of cover
Beschreibung:x, 276 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 22 cm
ISBN:9780231195331
0231195338

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