False Tongues and Sunday Bread

A Guatemalan and Mayan Cookbook

Copeland Marks - Foreword by Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz

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.

M. Evans & Company

Pages: 408 •

978-1-59077-277-5 • eBook • March 2014 • $9.99 • (£7.99)

Subjects: Cooking / Regional & Ethnic / Central American & South American, Cooking / History, Cooking / Regional & Ethnic / Mexican

False Tongues and Sunday Bread

A Guatemalan and Mayan Cookbook

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Summary

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.

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M. Evans & Company

Pages: 408 •

978-1-59077-277-5 • eBook • March 2014 • $9.99 • (£7.99)

Subjects: Cooking / Regional & Ethnic / Central American & South American, Cooking / History, Cooking / Regional & Ethnic / Mexican

Author

Copeland Marks was a world traveler who authored 16 cookbooks on various exotic and little-known cuisines. His method involved traveling to various regions, cooking with and learning from the local people. His other books include The Varied Kitchens of India and The Burmese Kitchen: Recipes from the Golden Land. He lived in New York until his death in 1999.

False Tongues and Sunday Bread

A Guatemalan and Mayan Cookbook

Copeland Marks - Foreword by Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz

False Tongues and Sunday Bread

A Guatemalan and Mayan Cookbook

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