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The Chile Pepper in China: A Cultural Biography
✍️ Dott, Brian R
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🏛 Columbia University Press
📅 2020
📔 Hardcover
ISBN: 9780231195324
📝 Description: The Chile Pepper in China: A Cultural Biography
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.
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