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Cuisines of Africa and the African Diaspora Lecture Series: Feb. 27 Dr. Maricel Presilla—Overview of Latin America

Works by Dr. Presilla

Gran Cocina Latina : the food of Latin America by Maricel E. Presilla
Call Number: TX716.A1 P746 2012 Reserve (Ask at Help Desk)
Peppers of the Americas by Maricel E. Presilla
Call Number: SB307.P4 P74 2017 & CIA eBook
The New Taste of Chocolate : a cultural & natural history of cacao with recipes by Maricel E. Presilla
Call Number: TX767.C5 P74 2009 Reserve (Ask at Help Desk) & Archive.org ebook

"Classic Cuban cuisine not lost on food historian"
by Maricel Presilla. Columbia Daily Tribune (Jan 9, 2008)
More articles by Dr. Maricel Presilla
Full-text in the CIA Library

Culture & Foodways

Food Culture in South America by Ainoa Larrauri (Translator); José Rafael Lovera
Call Number: GT2853.S62 L68 2005 (Reference) & CIA ebook

South America in Bloomsbury Food Library

Food Culture in Central America by Michael R. McDonald
Call Number: GT2853.C35 M34 2009 (Reference) & ebook

Central America & Caribbean in Bloomsbury Food Library

Food, Agriculture and Social Change : the vitality of everyday food in Latin America by Stephen G. Sherwood (Editor); Alberto Arce (Editor); Myriam Paredes (Editor)
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Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2017
In the Shadow of Slavery : Africa's botanical legacy in the Atlantic world by Judith A. Carney; Richard Nicholas Rosomoff (Other Primary Creator)
Call Number: E29.N3 C375 2009 Reserve (Ask at Help Desk)
Sweetness and Power : the place of sugar in modern history by Sidney W. Mintz
Call Number: GT2869 .M56 1986 Reserve (Ask at Help Desk) & CIA ebook
Cooking Technology : Transformations in Culinary Practice in Mexico and Latin America by Steffan Igor Ayora-Diaz (Editor)

Raspando Coco ~ Streaming Video
A documentary about the health impacts and cultural and culinary traditions surrounding coconut by Afro-Ecuadorians in Esmeraldas, Ecuador. Directed and produced by Pilar Egüez Guevara

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Click on CC (Closed Captions) to select English or Spanish subtitles

Cookbooks

A Taste of Latin America : culinary traditions and classic recipes from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico & Venezuela by Patricia Cartin
Call Number: TX716.A1 C3925 2017
The South American Table : the flavor and soul of authentic home cooking from Patagonia to Rio de Janeiro, with 450 recipes by Maria Kijac
Call Number: TX716.A1 K55 2003
South American Food and Cooking : ingredients, techniques and signature recipes from the undiscovered traditional cuisines of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela by Jenni Fleetwood; Marina Filippelli
Call Number: TX716.A1 F544 2013
Art of South American Cooking by Felipe Rojas-Lombardi
Call Number: TX716.A1 R65
A Taste of Latin America : recipes and stories by Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz
Call Number: TX716.A1 O7824 1999
The Latin Road Home : savoring the foods of Ecuador, Spain, Cuba, Mexico, and Peru by Jose Garces
Call Number: TX716 .A1 G373 2012
Leith's Latin-American Cooking by Valeria V. Sisti
Call Number: TX716.A1 S53 1998
Latin Grilling : recipes to share, from Patagonian asado to Yucatecan barbecue and more by Lourdes Castro
Call Number: TX840.B3 C45 2011
Latin American Street Food : the best flavors of markets, beaches, & roadside stands from Mexico to Argentina by Sandra A. Gutierrez
Call Number: TX716.A1 G884 2013

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