False Tongues and Sunday Bread: A Guatemalan and Mayan Cookbook

The Maya--the Indians who inhabited part of Mexico and Central America in pre-Hispanic times--left the modern world a legacy of remarkable cooking that is still practiced in cliffside huts and middle-class haciendas. Copeland Marks has traveled widely throughout Guatemala and other countries that carry the Mayan heritage, in order to introduce us to the everyday pleasures of this little-known cuisine.

For anyone who loves the taste of tamales, tortillas, and pungent sauces, this book will provide a rich adventure that begins with--but goes far beyond--those staples of the corn kitchen. The recipes reveal a delightful and accessible cuisine that, in addition to showcasing traditional Mayan flavor profiles, combines culinary ideas from India, Africa, the Caribbean, Great Britain and Spain.

Author: Copeland Marks
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: M. Evans and Company
Published: 03/03/2014
Pages: 408
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.08w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781590772768