 | The Chile Pepper in China: A Cultural Biography Subjects: Hot peppers -- China -- History; Cooking (Hot peppers) -- China -- History; Cooking Chinese -- History; Food habits -- China -- History; Brian R. Dott explores how the non-native chile went from obscurity to ubiquity in China, influencing not just cuisine but also medicine, language, and cultural identity. The Chile Pepper in China sheds new light on the piquant cultural impact of a potent plant and raises broader questions regarding notions of authenticity in cuisine. Brian R. Dott is associate professor of history at Whitman College. He is the author of Identity Reflections: Pilgrimages to Mount Tai in Late Imperial China (2004). |
