Foods of the Americas: Native Recipes and Traditions (Fernando Divina and Marlene Divina) Sardinia nourishing

nourishing

Drawing on his own family’s history as spice traders

Robert Benchley (grandfather of Peter Benchley)

and other silver screen film stars of yore

including the Valencia orange

Foods of the Americas: Native Recipes and Traditions (Fernando Divina and Marlene Divina) Sardinia nourishingFor many Indigenous Americans, 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 Smithsonians National Museum of the American Indian, celebrates the amazing