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Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Traces the history and science of the cacao bean, explaining the art of cacao farming, the people who cultivate the beans, the methods used to turn the beans into high-quality chocolate, and the best chocolates in the world. Includes recipes for various chocolate treats.
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
From the Publisher: Join Texas food writer Robb Walsh on a grand tour complete with larger-than-life characters, colorful yarns, rare archival photographs, and a savory assortment of crispy, crunchy Tex-Mex foods. From the Mexican pioneers of the sixteenth century, who first brought horses and cattle to Texas, to the Spanish mission era when cumin and garlic were introduced, to the 1890s when the Chile Queens of San Antonio sold their peppery stews...