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HW 8: Short Answer Questions

And Recipe

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THIS IS ASSIGNMENT 8

1)    Ultimately, chuños is a preservation technology.  Why was it not part of the large transfer of technological known-how from the Incan Empire to Europe?  That is, given that the Spanish imported lots of ideas from native groups, why not this one? (you will need to read most of the chapter to know the answer)

2)    What foods have higher status during a fiambre and what is distinctive about those foods?  (answering this question requires knowing the meaning of the word “staple” in the context of food—not office supplies!) 

3)    The typical explanation for why tourists do not eat chuños is that the food’s unfamiliarity means tourists simply would not like it.  The author disagrees.  Why does she say tourists do not eat chuños?

4)    Using the author’s account, write out a detailed recipe for making chuños.