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Latino Food Culture
Zilkia Janer
Book Code: GR4027
ISBN: 0-313-34027-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-34027-7
200 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 3/30/2008
List Price: $49.95 (UK Sterling Price: £27.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Food Cultures in America
Reviews:
  • From national holidays and special occassion celebrations to regional recipes which have made it to the U.S., Latino Food Culture is packed with cultural, social and culinary insights and connections and is especially recommended for any college-level library strong in Latin culture and food.
    —The Bookwatch/Midwest Book Review     July 2008
Description: Latino cuisine has always been a part of American foodways, but the recent growth of a diverse Latino population in the form of documented and undocumented immigrants, refugees, and exiles has given rise to a pan-Latino food phenomenon. These various food cultures in the United States are expertly overviewed here together in depth for the first time. Many Mexican American, Cuban American, Puerto Ricans, Dominican American, and Central and South American communities in the United States are considered transnational because they actively participate in the economy, politics, and culture of both the United States and their countries of origin. The pan-Latino food culture that is emerging in the United States is also a transnational phenomenon that constantly nurtures and is nurtured by national and regional cuisines. They all combine in kaleidoscopic ways their shared gastronomic wealth of Spanish and Amerindian cuisines with different African, European and Asian culinary traditions. This book discusses the ongoing development of Latino food culture, giving special attention to how Latinos are adapting and transforming Latin American and international elements to create one of the most vibrant cuisines today. This is essential reading for crucial cultural insight into Latinos from all backgrounds. Readers will learn about the diverse elements of an evolving pan-Latino food culture-the history of the various groups and their foodstuffs, cooking, meals and eating habits, special occasions, and diet and health. Representative recipes and photos are interspersed in the essays. A chronology, glossary, resource guide, and bibliography make this a one-stop resource for every library.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chronology
  • 1. Historical Overview
  • 2. Major Foods and Ingredients
  • 3. Cooking
  • 4. Meals
  • 5. Eating Out
  • 6. Special Occasions
  • 7. Diet and Health
  • Glossary
  • Resource Guide
  • Bibliography
  • Index
PDF Catalogs:
Greenwood School and Public Library Reference Spring 2008.pdf
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