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What is the main focus of Jeffrey Pilcher's chapter in the book Food Chains?
What is the main focus of Jeffrey Pilcher's chapter in the book Food Chains?
- The politics and production of ethnic food (correct)
- The acceptance of Mexican food on the world culinary stage
- The evolution of Mexican food
- The international relations of power
What does Pilcher assert is necessary to understand the globalization of food items?
What does Pilcher assert is necessary to understand the globalization of food items?
- An understanding of regional origins
- An understanding of ethnic identity (correct)
- An understanding of the evolution of Mexican cuisine
- An understanding of the international relations of power
What are the main components of the primarily vegetarian indigenous population's diet?
What are the main components of the primarily vegetarian indigenous population's diet?
- Maize, beans, and chilies
- Meat, maize, beans, chilies, and squash
- Meat, maize, beans, and chilies
- Maize, beans, chilies, and squash (correct)
What two groups contributed to the evolution of Mexican cuisine?
What two groups contributed to the evolution of Mexican cuisine?
What does Pilcher argue marks the difference between different ethnic groups?
What does Pilcher argue marks the difference between different ethnic groups?