Research Catalog

Title

Motherland : a Jamaican cookbook / Melissa Thompson.

Author

Thompson, Melissa (Food writer)

Publication

• Northampton, Massachusetts : Interlink Books, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc., 2022.
• ©2022

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Details

Description

303 pages : color illustrations, color map; 25 cm

Summary

"Acclaimed food writer and chef Melissa Thompson takes us on a journey to this Caribbean jewel through 80 recipes and more than 500 years of history and influences. The recipes include classic Jamaican favorites, such as Jerk Pork, Braised Oxtail, Ackee & Saltfish, and Peanut Punch, as well as original dishes created with Jamaica's abundant natural larder and twists on classics. This beautiful cookbook features in-depth research into the evolution of Jamaica's food. It charts the contribution of indigenous Jamaicans, the Taino. It follows the impact of colonization, and how the periods under Spanish and British rule left an indelible mark on the nation's gastronomy, without shying away from their brutality: Eyewitness accounts describe the barbarity of the colonial powers. And it recounts how enslaved men and women from West and Central Africa brought inspiration from home and familiar cooking techniques to create legacy dishes that are still celebrated today. The contribution of Indian and Chinese indentured workers is also examined. These stories are woven into the recipes, so the reader is invested in the dishes they cook." - Amazon.

Alternative Title

Mother land : a Jamaican cookbook

Subject

• Cooking, Jamaican > Pictorial works
• Cooking, Jamaican > European influences
• Cooking, Jamaican > History
• Slavery > Jamaica > History
• Indigenous peoples > Jamaica > History
• Cooking, Jamaican
• Slavery
• Indigenous peoples
• Jamaica > History
• Jamaica
• West Indies > West Indies (Federation)

Genre/Form

• Cookbooks.
• Pictorial works.
• History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-291) and index.

Contents

Introduction -- Snacks -- Columbus: myth & murder -- From the waters -- Under the English -- Provision grounds -- Ital is vital -- Yard birds -- Meat -- Jerk -- Grits, grains & hard food -- Jamaica's larder -- Something sweet -- Drinks & preserves

Call Number

Sc E 23-252

ISBN

• 1623718015
• 9781623718015

OCLC

1296941128

Author

Thompson, Melissa (Food writer), author.

Title

Motherland : a Jamaican cookbook / Melissa Thompson.

Publisher

Northampton, Massachusetts : Interlink Books, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc., 2022.

Copyright Date

©2022

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-291) and index.

Local Subject

Black author.

Research Call Number

Sc E 23-252