Provenance · Volume V · In progress
The Mexican Canon
Five hundred and eighteen entries
Contents
I17
II11
III61
IV57
V277
VI32
VII28
VIII16
IX12
X7
Overview & Cultural Context
Why this cuisine is its own thing — roots, history, the living movement.
The Land & Sea
Terroir — geography, climate, what grows and swims here.
The Pantry
The defining ingredients, named to species.
The Method
The foundational techniques the cuisine is built on.
The Canonical Dishes
The dishes a serious practitioner is expected to know.
The Beverage Tradition
Wines, spirits, ferments, tea and coffee, ceremonial drinks.
The Table & Service
How the food is served and eaten — the order, the rituals, the hospitality.
The Thread
Where this book connects to others — migration, trade, diaspora.
The Lineage & Authorities
The masters, the literature, the sources an entry is anchored to.
The Network
The producers and purveyors who carry the real ingredients.
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Mexican · IX The Lineage & Authorities
Authorities and Sources
Twelve entries
Books Still to Draw OnCocina Indígena y PopularCortés and Bernal DíazDavid Sterling's YucatánDiana KennedyJosefina Velázquez de LeónThe Cocineras TradicionalesThe Conservatorio de la Cultura Gastronómica MexicanaThe Florentine CodexThe HistoriansThe Larousse Dictionary of Mexican GastronomyThe UTSA Mexican Cookbook Collection
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Authorities and Sources
12 entries
Books Still to Draw OnCocina Indígena y PopularCortés and Bernal DíazDavid Sterling's YucatánDiana KennedyJosefina Velázquez de LeónThe Cocineras TradicionalesThe Conservatorio de la Cultura Gastronómica MexicanaThe Florentine CodexThe HistoriansThe Larousse Dictionary of Mexican GastronomyThe UTSA Mexican Cookbook Collection