Examines the unique qualities of the foods of the desert areas of Mexico and the southwestern United States, discussing how the ecology and cultural history of the area shape its food.
Author: Gary Paul Nabhan
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292725898
Category: Cooking
Page: 132
View: 593
Examines the unique qualities of the foods of the desert areas of Mexico and the southwestern United States, discussing how the ecology and cultural history of the area shape its food.MADE IN TUCSON: SMALL KITCHENS ABUZZ WITH ACTIVITY e term “desert
terroir” is a fancy term for the fact that foods made from our local indigenous and
heritage ingredients taste of our sunny, arid home. Foods produced by small ...
Author: Carolyn Niethammer
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 9780816538898
Category: Cooking
Page: 232
View: 715
Drawing on thousands of years of foodways, Tucson cuisine blends the influences of Indigenous, Mexican, mission-era Mediterranean, and ranch-style cowboy food traditions. This book offers a food pilgrimage, where stories and recipes demonstrate why the desert city of Tucson became American’s first UNESCO City of Gastronomy. Both family supper tables and the city’s trendiest restaurants feature native desert plants and innovative dishes incorporating ancient agricultural staples. Award-winning writer Carolyn Niethammer deliciously shows how the Sonoran Desert’s first farmers grew tasty crops that continue to influence Tucson menus and how the arrival of Roman Catholic missionaries, Spanish soldiers, and Chinese farmers influenced what Tucsonans ate. White Sonora wheat, tepary beans, and criollo cattle steaks make Tucson’s cuisine unique. In A Desert Feast, you’ll see pictures of kids learning to grow food at school, and you’ll meet the farmers, small-scale food entrepreneurs, and chefs who are dedicated to growing and using heritage foods. It’s fair to say, “Tucson tastes like nowhere else.”Jullien , for instance , left a favorable impression of a goût de terroir only once in
the several specific cases in which he mentioned it as being characteristic of the
wine of the places concerned . More recently , a decade - long flap occurred over
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Author: Miles Lambert-Gócs
Publisher: Board & Bench Pub
ISBN: CORNELL:31924107188447
Category: Cooking
Page: 190
View: 522
In Dessert Island Wine Miles Lamber-Gocs gives both veteran and novice enophiles something to chuckle and think about when raising their glasses to Dionysus, the Wine-God. Tune in to the first ever interview with Dionysus. Chat with the owner of Gobs-of-Fruit Vineyards, Everywhere, USA. Be alerted to the 21st century victory of neo-prohibitionism. What does Captain Ahab have to say about wine and whale steak, or Dostoevsky about Chateau Lafite? Dig up the Colonial roots of White Zin Sit in on a heart-to-heart with Thomas Jefferson, the first American enophile. Find out what puts the terror in terroir and probe the dark side of wine complexity. Consider the role of gabardine and Garbo in wine appreciation. Hear our Socrates on wine quality and tackle Quality Recognition Deficiency Syndrome. Attune yourself to the 'schools' of wine-food combination. Consider the cutting edge advice of Mr. Corky and take a lesson from the orbituary of a disgraced wine pundit. Follow the author's half-year stint of drinking the same wine daily - his 'dessert island wine'. Whether a wine novice or an old hand at pulling corks, you will find layers of flavour to strike your funny bone and pique your curiosity about wine. An addendum chapter gives a factual account of the ancient Greek origin of the cabernet grape. This is a new discovery by the author, with a citation of all source materials, and specification of the extant Greek variety that is the cabernet's distant ancestor.Nabhan, Gary Paul Desert Terroir: Exploring the Unique Flavors and Sundry
Places of the Borderlands. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2012. 144pp. ISBN
9780292725898. Terroir is a term used to describe how characteristics of the
land ...
Author: Melissa Brackney Stoeger
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
ISBN: 9781598847062
Category: Cooking
Page: 350
View: 575
An essential tool for assisting leisure readers interested in topics surrounding food, this unique book contains annotations and read-alikes for hundreds of nonfiction titles about the joys of comestibles and cooking.K Negev Project NEGEV PROJECT , CHARDONNAY , 2003 : Medium - bodied ,
this unoaked white reflects its desert terroir with a stony dryness that at one
moment calls to mind unoaked Chablis and at another a Loire Valley Sauvignon
...
Author: Daniel Rogov
Publisher:
ISBN: CORNELL:31924102160235
Category: Cooking
Page: 278
View: 305
This guide to the wines of Israel includes an introduction to history, wine regions and grape varieties, vintage reports for the last decade, information about every winery in Israel and critical ratings of over 1000 wines.Argentina ' s privileged high - elevation desert terroir at the foot of the Andes ,
where cool climate , intense sunlight , and controlled irrigation make for intensely
colored , aromatic , and well - ripened wines , bodes well for the 10 ARGENTINA.
Author: Geralyn Brostrom
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN: UCSC:32106017455681
Category: Business & Economics
Page: 304
View: 909
This encyclopedia is a necessary part of wine education for everyone from the curious consumer to the oenophile or business student and industry professional.... prospered like no other in this dry, high desert terroir. For decades after being
brought over from Europe by Italian immigrants like Catena's grandfather, the
ruby-coloured grape was deemed too robust for all but the beefy Argentine palate
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Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781405385664
Category: Travel
Page: 608
View: 308
This updated edition of Make the Most of Your Time on Earth: 1000 Ultimate Travel Experiences, is a book that will inspire everyone, now boasting 20% all-new suggestions for world-class destinations and experiences. Perfect for both the seasoned traveler and the armchair dreamer, it brings you the very best in travel - extraordinary landscapes, jaw-dropping architecture, white-knuckle adventures, and the world's best beaches. The guide's suggestions range from Intrepid travel adventures such as trekking to the source of the Ganges, cycling the Karokoram Highway, and hiking Corsica's GR20 to suggestions for the perfect places to stay-have you ever tried sleeping in a yurt in Inner Mongolia or chilled out at the Ice hotel in Sweden? For amazing wildlife, why not look for lemurs in Madagascar or go platypus-watching in Australia? Don't forget the world's most spectacular festivals including Queen's Day in Amsterdam, Trinidad's carnival, and the camel fair in Pushkar, India. Whether you are tempted by living in an African village or tagging dolphins on the Spanish coast, there's all manner of ethical travel experiences to fuel your wanderlust! The very best things to see or do-not before you die. Now available in epub format. KEY NEW ENTRIES INCLUDE: ? Going on a frog safari in Zululand ? Climbing Britain's highest lighthouse on Lundy Island ? Spotting bushbabies by moonlight in Queensland ? Touring on the only private icebreaker in the world in Finland ? Bathing in the Belle Epoque resorts of the Kaisers in Baltic Germany ? Chowing down on retro pie at the re-opened 'Fray Bentos' factory in Uruguay ? Climbing Lenin Peak in the Pamirs, Tajikistan ? Experiencing sci-fi plants of Mount KenyaAménageons ensemble le terroir Aménagement de terroirs à Dallol Bosso Nord
Les maraîchers du Niger utilisent ... Seule l ' utilisation rationnelle de l ' espace
rural peut arrêter cette dégradation qui transforme le paysage nigérien en désert
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Author: Canadian International Development Agency
Publisher: Hull, Quebec : Canadian International Development Agency
ISBN: STANFORD:36105002366537
Category: Ecology
Page: 68
View: 156
This publication describes two years of Canadian action in the Sahel. After a brief overview of the situation in the region today, it describes the program as a whole, examines its guidelines and the early results, and reviews its implementation and proposed amendments. The four specific programs (Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and the Sahel region) are each dealt with separately, giving detailed accounts of the program's achievements and illustrating one major project in each case.Les découvertes les plus anciennes ont été faites à Saint - Jean du Désert , dans
le terroir de la ville grecque de Marseille . Les fouilles récentes effectuées à
Nîmes , sous les niveaux de la ville romaine , permettent de suivre l'évolution des
...
Author: Frank Vermeulen
Publisher: Peeters Pub & Booksellers
ISBN: 9042909285
Category: History
Page: 233
View: 168
Geoarchaeology uses the concepts, methods and knowledge base of the earth sciences in the direct solution of archaeological problems.Provides information on how to find plants and other materials in local bioregions that can be used in the kitchen, along with seasonal recipes and instructions for preparing a variety of preserved foods, including ferments, infusions, and ...
Author: Pascal Baudar
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 9781603586061
Category: Cooking (Wild foods)
Page: 432
View: 533
With detailed recipes for ferments, infusions, spices, and other preparations Wild foods are increasingly popular, as evidenced by the number of new books about identifying plants and foraging ingredients, as well as those written by chefs about culinary creations that incorporate wild ingredients (Noma, Faviken, Quay, Manreza, et al.). The New Wildcrafted Cuisine, however, goes well beyond both of these genres to deeply explore the flavors of local terroir, combining the research and knowledge of plants and landscape that chefs often lack with the fascinating and innovative techniques of a master food preserver and self-described “culinary alchemist.” Author Pascal Baudar views his home terrain of southern California (mountain, desert, chaparral, and seashore) as a culinary playground, full of wild plants and other edible and delicious foods (even insects) that once were gathered and used by native peoples but that have only recently begun to be re-explored and appreciated. For instance, he uses various barks to make smoked vinegars, and combines ants, plants, and insect sugar to brew primitive beers. Stems of aromatic plants are used to make skewers. Selected rocks become grinding stones, griddles, or plates. Even fallen leaves and other natural materials from the forest floor can be utilized to impart a truly local flavor to meats and vegetables, one that captures and expresses the essence of season and place. This beautifully photographed book offers up dozens of creative recipes and instructions for preparing a pantry full of preserved foods, including Pickled Acorns, White Sage-Lime Cider, Wild Kimchi Spice, Currant Capers, Infused Salts with Wild Herbs, Pine Needles Vinegar, and many more. And though the author’s own palette of wild foods are mostly common to southern California, readers everywhere can apply Baudar’s deep foraging wisdom and experience to explore their own bioregions and find an astonishing array of plants and other materials that can be used in their own kitchens. The New Wildcrafted Cuisine is an extraordinary book by a passionate and committed student of nature, one that will inspire both chefs and adventurous eaters to get creative with their own local landscapes.In descending order of quality of the brandy they produce , the districts are :
Grande Champagne , Petite Champagne , Borderies , Fins Bois , Bons Bois ,
Bois Ordinaires , and Bois à Terroir . Grande Champagne is the heart of the
region , with ...
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: PSU:000058528143
Category: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
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... and changeability along the desert edge as farmers and pastoralists alike
respond to complex changes and pressures. ... to have minimised the threat of
wholesale environmental deterioration on both the rangelands and the arable
terroir.
Author: Yehuda Gradus
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9789400953963
Category: Science
Page: 340
View: 887
The fact that approximately one-third of the world's land mass is arid desert may be congenial for the camel and the cactus, but not for people. Nevertheless, well over half a billion people, or 15% of the world's population live in arid desert areas. If the world's population were distributed evenly over the land surface, we would expect to find about 30% of the population inhabiting arid desert areas. Does the fact that 'only' 15% of the world's population live in an arid desert environment reflect the harshness of the environment? Or is it a testimony to the adaptability and ingenuity of mankind? Do we view the glass as half-full? Or half-empty? The contributors to Desert Development: Man and Technology in Sparselands adopt the position that the cup is half-full and, in fact, could be filled much more. Indeed, many arid desert zones do thrive with life, and given appropriate technological develop ment, such areas could support even greater popUlations. While the dire Malthusian prediction that rapid world population growth exceeds the carrying capacity of existent resource systems has gained popularity (typified by the 1972 Club of Rome book, Limits to Growth), there is a growing body of serious work which rejects such pessimistic 'depletion' models, in favor of models which are mildly optimistic.The pre - desert , stony A single vineyard , facing the Pacific , soils of the isolated
Elqui Valley benefiting from cool breezes ... 19.25 ; CBC , Dvy , SLP , WFM For
full UK stockist details , see p64 some terroirs of Washington State , and style , for
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Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: CORNELL:31924110485806
Category: Liquors
Page:
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... an “ interested ” group and , therefore , reflect more focused opinions regarding
vineyard site factors and terroir . ... Canyon Washington State University Willow
Crest Winery Desert Hills Fruit Preston Premium Wines Flynn Vineyards Hunter ...
Author: Patrick Bartholomew Reuter
Publisher:
ISBN: UCAL:X59388
Category:
Page: 378
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... 154 , 159 , 171 , 179 , 181 , 197 , 203 , 204 , 206 chateau 44 Davis viticultural
school , University of California at 30 , 48 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 64 , 81 , 122 , 125 , 130 ,
148 , 190 , 191 , 199 anti - terroir argument of 43 desert , grape growing in 25 , 28
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Author: Michael Ben-Joseph
Publisher:
ISBN: IND:30000086314279
Category: Wine and wine making
Page: 235
View: 227
Greedy Desert Alice Springs Queensland Gibiex Draert MD . ll Range Six Desert
Ayers Rock ( hard Artesia 84 Western Australia Great Victoria Dent BRISBANE
South Australia Nollarber Plais New South Wales Darling Porr Macane PERTI ...
Author: Mario Fregoni
Publisher:
ISBN: CORNELL:31924105554913
Category: Grapes
Page: 648
View: 919
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De 25 Democracy DO Desert PEAN WARS TERROIR Dicas Democracy Jerry all
ay TUT WESTERN MEDIA SHOULD STOPITSIN ANTI - ISLAMIC PROPAGANA ...
Author: Connie Koch
Publisher: AK Press
ISBN: 1902593855
Category: History
Page: 211
View: 642
Photographs and artwork from peace demonstrations on February 15, 2003 reflect the sentiment of the approximately thirty million people who demonstrated on that day against an imminent war in Iraq.St . Savior being on the east side of Mount Desert , there is no place separated
from it , and answering to his ... on the farm of Mr . Fernald , is a spot perfectly
answering to the minute description of Biard : “ Le terroir noir , gras , et fertile ; ” “
la ...
Author: Francis Parkman
Publisher:
ISBN: HARVARD:HW1Z0E
Category: Amerika [Noord-]
Page: 427
View: 148
