ALFONSO DELGADO / SALVADOR REYES
Mexico has an extensive cultural legacy, in which the bean occupies a privileged place together with other emblematic products such as maize and chili. They also constitute an important part of our identity.The essays brought together here address the issue of beans from different points of view such as natural history and the lengthy domestication process; the cultural implications in preHispanic times and its ritual consumption; processing and industrialization; the importance for the Mexican diet. The book also contains ten recipes in which the key ingredient is beans.
