Planet taco : a global history of Mexican food /
Pilcher, Jeffrey M., 1965-
Planet taco : a global history of Mexican food / [electronic resource] Jeffrey M. Pilcher. - 1 online resource (311 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-282) and index.
Introduction: A Tale of Two Tacos -- Part I. Proto-Tacos -- Maize and the Making of Mexico -- Burritos in the Borderlands -- Part II. National Tacos -- From the Pastry War to Parisian Mole -- The Rise and Fall of the Chili Queens -- Inventing the Mexican American Taco -- Part III. Global Tacos -- The First Wave of Global Mexican -- The Blue Corn Bonanza -- Conclusion: The Battle of the Taco Trucks -- Glossary.
9780199908486 (e-book)
Cooking, Mexican--History.
Cooking, Mexican--Social aspects--History.
Ethnicity--Mexico.
Food habits--History.--Mexico
Globalization--Social aspects--History.
Mexican Americans--Food--History.
Sovereignty--Social aspects--History.--Mexico
Tacos--History.
Electronic books.
TX716.M4 / P543 2012
641.5972
Planet taco : a global history of Mexican food / [electronic resource] Jeffrey M. Pilcher. - 1 online resource (311 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-282) and index.
Introduction: A Tale of Two Tacos -- Part I. Proto-Tacos -- Maize and the Making of Mexico -- Burritos in the Borderlands -- Part II. National Tacos -- From the Pastry War to Parisian Mole -- The Rise and Fall of the Chili Queens -- Inventing the Mexican American Taco -- Part III. Global Tacos -- The First Wave of Global Mexican -- The Blue Corn Bonanza -- Conclusion: The Battle of the Taco Trucks -- Glossary.
9780199908486 (e-book)
Cooking, Mexican--History.
Cooking, Mexican--Social aspects--History.
Ethnicity--Mexico.
Food habits--History.--Mexico
Globalization--Social aspects--History.
Mexican Americans--Food--History.
Sovereignty--Social aspects--History.--Mexico
Tacos--History.
Electronic books.
TX716.M4 / P543 2012
641.5972