Name: Chiles & Chocolate: Sweet and Spicy Foods in the American West.
When: Wednesday, April 27 (no registration required)
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (AZ time).
Where: Presentation will be live in the campus library (700 building) of Mohave Community College in Bullhead City. 3400 AZ 95
Questions: bhamilton@mohave.edu | 928.758.2420.
Come have a taste of the rich and savory history of these food favorites, explore how early peoples used them, and how they have evolved and spread to all corners of the world. Food is a portal into culture and can convey a range of cultural meaning including occasion, social status, ethnicity, and wealth depending on the social context. Discover how chiles and chocolate became identity markers in gender roles and relationships, essential in rituals and religious customs, popular in aesthetic fashions and lifestyles, and how they changed through time and space.
