Translation of Fogón de negros: cocina y cultura en una región latinoamericana and Translated from the Spanish
Bibliographic Note:
Includes bibliographical references
Contents:
Preamble : tale of a voyage -- Introduction -- Then cames pigs and cattle -- Things from hither and yon -- María -- 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