Que Vivan Los Tamales! - (Diálogos) by Jeffrey M Pilcher (Paperback)

About the Book

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. This cultural history of food in Mexico traces the influence of gender, race, and class on food preferences from Aztec times to the present and relates cuisine to the formation of national identity. Photos.

Book Synopsis

This cultural history of food in Mexico traces the influence of gender, race, and class on food preferences from Aztec times to the present.

Review Quotes

""Que vivan los tamales!" provides the foodies with a great addition to their librar[ies]. . . . Politics, society, economy and food history converge like a grand stew with all the right fixings."

"[A] delightful approach . . . . This well-written book highlights the interaction of the regional and national and the role of women in developing a national identity."

"ÝA¨ delightful approach . . . . This well-written book highlights the interaction of the regional and national and the role of women in developing a national identity."

"This fascinating and very readable account indicates how much we can learn about people from a study of the food they eat. Vivan los tamales!"