Introduction
1 Michael Pollan, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. New York: Penguin, 2006. 19.
2 P. J. White and L. A. Johnson, editors, Corn: Chemistry and Technology, 2nd ed. St. Paul, MN: American Association of Cereal Chemists, 2003. 3.
3 Michael Pollan, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. New York: Penguin, 2006. 22.
4 Michael E. Smith, “City Size in Late Post-Classic Mesoamerica.” Journal of Urban History 31, 4: 403–34. Estimates of the population of Tenochtitlán range as high as 300,000. At the time of the Conquest, the population was approximately four times the population of London.
5 Codex Mendoza, prepared on the order of Don Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain, for the Emperor Charles V, Mexico; c. 1535–50, Bodleian Library, MS. Arch. Selden. A. 1, fol. 60r.
6 John F. Mariani, Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink. New York: Lebhar-Friedman, 1999. 123.
7 Bernardino de Sahagún, Historia general de las cosas de Nueva España. 1558–1575. Chapter 19.
Ingredients: Chiles
1 Jan Timbrook, “The Natural History of Chile Peppers.” Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. www.sbnature.org/crc/332.html, September 4, 2013.
Ingredients: Nopales
1 Self NutritionData, nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/3030/2. August 9, 2013.
Ingredients: Crema Mexicana
1 Diana Kennedy, The Art of Mexican Cooking, 2nd ed. New York: Clarkson Potter, 2008. 439.
Ingredients: Salt and Mexican Cuisine
1 Bernal Díaz del Castillo, The Conquest of New Spain. New York: Penguin Books. 150, 154.
Ingredients: Cilantro
1 Harold McGee. “Cilantro Haters, It’s Not Your Fault.” New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/dining/14curious.html. April 13, 2010.
Ingredients: Lard versus Vegetable Oil
1 Mayo Clinic Staff. “Transfat Is Double Trouble for Your Heart Health.” www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/in-depth/trans-fat/art-20046114. August 6, 2014.