HNF 406 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Quinoa, Nutmeg, Succotash
6 May 2014
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Lecture 4: history of food and eating new world influences. Sought to make trading silk w/ middle east & mediterranean more profitable. 3 american empires: south america: inca. Used animals (llamas) to transport food & drink. Shared what was brought, equitable distribution of food. Beverages were consumed at end of meal. Preserved by freeze-drying stomped potatoes, dried in sun, froze at night. Hunting wild animals was strictly for nobles . Inca women made corn beer called chicha . Maya drank chocolate 1,000 yrs before aztecs. Nobles were buried w/ their personal ornate vessels for drinking chocolate. Added ground cacao beans to make drinks richer. Three crops growing at same time because three on different levels. The sun turned into a jaguar when it disappeared. Roasted deer, muscle and organ meats (heart, liver, lungs, stomach, brain) Ritual w/ stingray spines (not on exam) Women pierced their tongues: central america: aztec empire. These gods created the forces of nature by sacrificing themselves.
