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Chile Peppers - by Dave DeWitt (Paperback)

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  • In Chile Peppers: A Global History, Dave DeWitt, a world expert on chiles, travels from New Mexico across the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia chronicling the history, mystery, and mythology of chiles around the world and their abundant uses in seventy mouth-tingling recipes.
  • About the Author: Dave DeWitt is a food historian and one of the foremost authorities in the world on chile peppers, spices, and spicy foods.
  • 368 Pages
  • Technology, Agriculture

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About the Book



In Chile Peppers: A Global History, Dave DeWitt, a world expert on chiles, travels from New Mexico across the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia chronicling the history, mystery, and mythology of chiles around the world and their abundant uses in seventy mouth-tingling recipes.



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In Chile Peppers: A Global History, Dave DeWitt, a world expert on chiles, travels from New Mexico across the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia chronicling the history, mystery, and mythology of chiles around the world and their abundant uses in seventy mouth-tingling recipes.



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An impressively comprehensive and informative study tracing the domestic cultivation of wild chile to the development of heat indexes and ratings for the chile, and so much more.--Susan Bethany, Midwest Book Review

Author Dave DeWitt takes readers on a personal tour of the chile-growing and chile-eating countries of the world.--Sandra Dallas, Denver Post

Dave DeWitt is one of America's most scientifically literate journalists, and reading of his travels is always an adventure.--Gary Paul Nabhan, author of Why Some Like It Hot: Food, Genes, and Cultural Diversity

DeWitt's magnum opus book of the spiciest proportions.--Alex De Vore, Santa Fe Reporter

Fascinating, very informative, and a delight to read. I wanted to rush to the kitchen to try all the recipes, too.--Sharon Hudgins, author of T-Bone Whacks and Caviar Snacks: Cooking with Two Texans in Siberia and the Russian Far East

Folklorists who work in food and foodways will find much of interest in this well-written and ambitious attempt to put chiles in world perspective, including the history of chiles, the development of chile cuisines, the botany of chiles, and the celebration of chiles in festival.--William Hansen, Journal of Folklore Research

Food historian Dave DeWitt carries serious chile cred.--Kate Nelson, New Mexico Magazine

In his delicious new book, veteran Albuquerque author / food historian Dave DeWitt takes readers on journeys around the world to explore and meet the multitude of chile varieties that exist.--David Steinberg, Albuquerque Journal



About the Author



Dave DeWitt is a food historian and one of the foremost authorities in the world on chile peppers, spices, and spicy foods. He has published fifty-six books, including Chile Peppers: A Global History (UNM Press). He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.84 Inches (H) x 6.98 Inches (W) x .81 Inches (D)
Weight: 2.2 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 368
Genre: Technology
Sub-Genre: Agriculture
Publisher: Unm Press
Theme: Agronomy, Crop Science
Format: Paperback
Author: Dave DeWitt
Language: English
Street Date: September 15, 2020
TCIN: 1010465442
UPC: 9780826361806
Item Number (DPCI): 247-26-0092
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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