Foods of the Americas: Native Recipes and Traditions [A Cookbook]

For many American Indians, food is more than sustenance—it is also of vital cultural significance. Salmon, buffalo, berries, acorns, quinoa, wild rice, tomatoes, chocolate, and especially corn—where these indigenous staples flourish, they have become a central part of Native American ceremonies and creation stories.
 
This illuminating book, produced in association with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, celebrates the amazing diversity of the original foods of No…