Translation of Fogon de negros: cocina y cultura en una region latinoamericana. Translated from the Spanish. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Preamble : tale of a voyage -- Introduction -- Then cames pigs and cattle -- Things from hither and yon -- Maria -- Cooking and division of labor -- Sweets and sexuality -- Cooking, geography, and region -- Food, hunting, and society -- Traditional cooking and hunger -- Epilogue : cooking and culture.
Summary:
"Examines the hybrid cuisine of the Cauca Valley in Colombia, exploring cooking in literature and practice as a symbolic representation of social relations and a system of social communication, with particular attention to the role of Afro-descendant women"-- Provided by publisher.
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