Discover the foods that define the way we live in the West.Cook your way through culinary treasures like San Francisco's Mission-style burrito and Southern California's fish taco, New Mexican chile verde and the Northwest's huckleberry cobbler - Western flavors that have a place on every table, anywhere. In this book, you'll find:More than 150 recipes, from cowboy cookery to California cuisineFresh, local ingredients combined with easy prep for boldly flavored dishesStep-by-step instructions for techniques like rolling sushi and making dim sumStories about the origins of Western foods from avocados to oranges and Caesar salad to fortune cookies