Mayan Cooking: Recipes from the Sun Kingdoms of Mexico ANNOTATION
Includes more than 150 recipes plus observations on a vanishing way of life.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
This unique cookbook contains not only 200 colorful and exotic recipes from the Mexican Yucatan, but also the author's fascinating observations on a vanishing way of life in the little village of Acabchen, where the food is prepared with care and first presented to the gods. Some recipes included are Piquant Chili Spice Paste, Empanadas de Platano (Plantain Turnovers), Joroches de Chaya (Stew of Little Dumplings with Spinach), Pebre (Spicy Chicken with Pork Stuffing in a Banana Leaf), and Xka Bi Kuum (Sweet Pumpking Dessert). Chapters include Hearthrites, Appetizers, Tamales, Tortillas, Soups and Stews, Chicken, Seafood, Beef, and Desserts.
Home
