Brian R. Dott

The Chile Pepper in China

A Cultural Biography

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Produktbeschreibung

Brian R. Dott explores how the non-native chile went from obscurity to ubiquity in China, influencing not just cuisine but also medicine, language, and cultural identity. The Chile Pepper in China sheds new light on the piquant cultural impact of a potent plant and raises broader questions regarding notions of authenticity in cuisine.

Produktdetails

• Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History
• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 139mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 492g
• ISBN-13: 9780231195324
• ISBN-10: 023119532X
• Artikelnr.: 58800031

Autorenporträt

Brian R. Dott

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Chinese Dynasties and Regimes
Introduction
1. Names and Places: How the Chile Found Its Way "Home" to China
2. Spicing Up the Palate
3. Spicing Up the Pharmacopeia
4. Too Hot for Words: Elite Reticence Toward Chile Peppers
5. Chiles as Beautiful Objects and Literary Emblems
6. Mao's Little Red Spice: Chiles and Regional Identity Conclusion
Appendix A. Late Imperial Recipe Collections
Appendix B. Medical Texts Consulted
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Color Plates