12,300+ cookbooks Ships from the US · 30-day returns
👤 My Account
🌍 Regional & Cultural

The Taste of Nostalgia: Women, Race, and Culinary Longing in Peru

✍️ Cox Hall, Amy
Reader Score
4.4
(1 review)
$105.00
Backordered — usually ships in 1–4 weeks
🏛 University of Texas Press 📅 2024 📔 Hardcover ISBN: 9781477330272
📚 This Book in Collections

📝 Description: The Taste of Nostalgia: Women, Race, and Culinary Longing in Peru

An exploration of gender, race, and food in Peru in the 1950s and 1960s and today.

💎 Expert review

“
🍳
Eatbook Family editorial team
Cookbook desk
It is not suitable for readers seeking practical kitchen techniques or straightforward recipes; instead, it targets an academic audience engaged in cultural studies and gender theory. The focus on theoretical frameworks regarding culinary longing may alienate those looking for accessible, everyday culinary inspiration. However, for specialists in Latin American studies or critical food history, it provides necessary context on how race and gender intersect with national cuisine. Readers expecting a narrative-driven memoir or a standard cookbook will likely find the tone too analytical and the scope too broad for their immediate needs.
✓ EDITOR'S REVIEW

⭐ Reader reviews

The starting rating comes from the team Eatbook Family —

Reader rating

4.4
Based on 1 reviews
5
0
4
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
E
Eatbook Family editorial team

It is not suitable for readers seeking practical kitchen techniques or straightforward recipes; instead, it targets an academic audience engaged in cultural studies and gender theory. The focus on theoretical frameworks regarding culinary longing may alienate those looking for accessible, everyday culinary inspiration. However, for specialists in Latin American studies or critical food history, it provides necessary context on how race and gender intersect with national cuisine. Readers expecting a narrative-driven memoir or a standard cookbook will likely find the tone too analytical and the scope too broad for their immediate needs.

🏛 Books from this publisher University of Texas Press

All books from this publisher →
Texas Tortes
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.5
Meyer, Arthur L
Texas Tortes
$19.95
81
Texas Monthly on . . .: Food (North American and Revised)
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.6
Texas Monthly, Editors Of
Texas Monthly on . . .: Food (North American and Revised)
$24.95
83
Naturally Healthy Mexican Cooking: Authentic Recipes for Dieters, Diabetics & All Food Lovers
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.6
Peyton, Jim
Naturally Healthy Mexican Cooking: Authentic Recipes for Dieters, Diabetics & All Food Lovers
$24.95
82
Texas Seafood: A Cookbook and Comprehensive Guide
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.5
Stoops, Pj
Texas Seafood: A Cookbook and Comprehensive Guide
$35.00
79
Barbecue Crossroads: Notes and Recipes from a Southern Odyssey
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.5
Walsh, Robb
Barbecue Crossroads: Notes and Recipes from a Southern Odyssey
$24.95
80
Republic of Barbecue: Stories Beyond the Brisket
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.7
Engelhardt, Elizabeth S D
Republic of Barbecue: Stories Beyond the Brisket
$21.95
89
Cuisine, Texas: A Multiethnic Feast
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.5
Smith, Joanne
Cuisine, Texas: A Multiethnic Feast
$44.95
80
Yucatan: Recipes from a Culinary Expedition
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.7
Sterling, David
Yucatan: Recipes from a Culinary Expedition
$60.00
88

You might also like

See more →
Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.7
Kennedy, Diana
Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food
$29.95
89
Yucatan: Recipes from a Culinary Expedition
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.7
Sterling, David
Yucatan: Recipes from a Culinary Expedition
$60.00
88
Oaxaca Al Gusto: An Infinite Gastronomy
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.6
1
Kennedy, Diana
Oaxaca Al Gusto: An Infinite Gastronomy
$65.00
86
Mercados: Recipes from the Markets of Mexico
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.6
Sterling, David
Mercados: Recipes from the Markets of Mexico
$60.00
86
Desert Terroir: Exploring the Unique Flavors and Sundry Places of the Borderlands
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.6
Nabhan, Gary Paul
Desert Terroir: Exploring the Unique Flavors and Sundry Places of the Borderlands
$24.95
85
Naturally Healthy Mexican Cooking: Authentic Recipes for Dieters, Diabetics & All Food Lovers
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.6
Peyton, Jim
Naturally Healthy Mexican Cooking: Authentic Recipes for Dieters, Diabetics & All Food Lovers
$24.95
82
Texas on the Table: People, Places, and Recipes Celebrating the Flavors of the Lone Star State
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.5
Thompson-Anderson, Terry
Texas on the Table: People, Places, and Recipes Celebrating the Flavors of the Lone Star State
$45.00
81
Uchi: The Cookbook
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.5
1
Cole, Tyson
Uchi: The Cookbook
$39.95
81
Cuisine, Texas: A Multiethnic Feast
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.5
Smith, Joanne
Cuisine, Texas: A Multiethnic Feast
$44.95
80
Deleites de la Cocina Mexicana: Healthy Mexican American Cooking
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.5
Urdaneta, Maria Luisa
Deleites de la Cocina Mexicana: Healthy Mexican American Cooking
$29.95
80
Home Genres
Cart
Wishlist