Publisher's Synopsis
The new Pepper Pantry series being published now by Terra Nova Books continues Dave DeWitt's decades of reading treats with a delightful look at Ancho and Poblano chiles. In this books, he wraps together in his unique style a lifetime of learning on their history and cultivation, combined with fascinating botanical and culinary information, and topped off with dozens of recipes bringing to the table the special taste of these special foods in a limitless variety of mouth-watering ways. "The pope of peppers" digs into The Wide One, starting with the Spaniards' amazed discovery of the Aztecs' fiery cuisine almost five hundred years ago. Regardless of the varying names that various places bestow on the ancho/poblano, its distinctive shape tells you there's a taste treat to come, and Dave's wide-ranging recipes make the most of its uniqueness-not too hot but oh so delicious!
