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False Tongues and Sunday Bread
Overview
The Maya--the Indians who inhabited part of Mexico and Central America in pre-Hispanic times--left the modern world a legacy of remarkable cooking that is still practiced in cliffside huts and middle-class haciendas. Copeland Marks has traveled widely throughout Guatemala and other countries that carry the Mayan heritage, in order to introduce us to the everyday pleasures of this little-known cuisine.
For anyone who loves the taste of tamales, tortillas, and pungent sauces, this book will provide a rich adventure that begins with--but goes far beyond--those staples of the corn kitchen. The recipes reveal a delightful and accessible cuisine that, in addition to showcasing traditional Mayan flavor profiles, combines culinary ideas from India, Africa, the Caribbean, Great Britain and Spain.Customers Also Bought
Details
- ISBN-13: 9781590772768
- ISBN-10: 1590772768
- Publisher: M. Evans and Company
- Publish Date: March 2014
- Dimensions: 8.96 x 6.08 x 1.2 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.35 pounds
- Page Count: 408
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