Summary: | Reveals remarkable contributions of author Manuel Payno (1810-1894) to Mexico's culinary history through references to and descriptions of food and meals in his emblematic 1889 novel. Written during Payno's years abroad in Spain, book reflects nostalgia for his home country and attests to political, economic and technological advances that were transforming ways of life in second half of century. Concludes with forty-four recipes drawn from sources contemporaneous to novel. Edition limited to 500 copies.
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