Riot of Rice

Friday, 16 May 2014

Review of Book on Rice and Puerto Rican Culture

Riot of Rice

Fascinating review of the book Eating Puerto Rico: A History of Food, Culture and Identity. Rice plays a central role in the cuisine and national identity of Puerto Rico.  Many factors contributed to this. Among them: the Spaniards brought rice to the island in the colonial period and West African slaves were familiar with its cultivation.

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