Que Vivan Los Tamales!: Food and the Making of Mexican Identity by Jeffrey M. Pilcher

Que Vivan Los Tamales!: Food and the Making of Mexican Identity

Jeffrey M. Pilcher

253 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced
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Connections between what people eat and who they are--between cuisine and identity--reach deep into Mexican history, beginning with pre-Columbian inhabitants offering sacrifices of human flesh to maize gods in hope of securing plentiful crops. Thi...

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