The best recipes in the world : more than 1,000 international dishes to cook at home

The author of How to Cook Everything takes you on the culinary trip of a lifetime. Mark Bittman traveled the world to find and bring back the best recipes of home cooks from 44 countries. This bountiful collection of new, easy, and ultra-flavorful dishes will add exciting new tastes and cosmopolitan flair to your everyday cooking and entertaining. With his million-copy bestseller How to Cook Everything, Mark Bittman made the difficult doable. Now he makes the exotic accessible. In this highly ambitious, accomplished, globe-spanning work, Bittman gathers the best recipes that people from dozens of countries around the world cook every day. And when he brings his distinctive no-frills approach to dishes that were once considered esoteric, America's home cooks will eagerly follow where they once feared to tread. In more than a thousand recipes, Bittman compellingly demonstrates that there are many places besides Italy and France to which cooks can turn for inspiration. In addition to these favorites, he covers Spain, Portugal, Greece, Russia, Scandinavia, the Balkans, Germany, and other European destinations, giving us easy ways to make dishes like Spanish Mushroom and Chicken Paella, Greek Roast Leg of Lamb with Thyme and Orange, Russian Borscht, and Swedish Appletorte. Asian food now rivals European cuisine's popularity, and this book reflects that: It's the first to emphasize European and Asian cuisines equally, with easy-to-follow recipes for favorites like Vietnamese Stir-Fried Vegetables with Nam Pla, Pad Thai, Japanese Salmon Teriyaki, Chinese Black Bean and Garlic Spareribs, and Indian Tandoori Chicken. Nor is the rest of the world ignored: there are hundreds of recipes from North Africa, the Middle East, and Central and South America, too. All will be hits with home cooks looking to add exciting new tastes and cosmopolitan flair to their everyday repertoire. Shop locally, cook globally'Mark Bittman makes it so easy:- Hundreds of recipes that can be made ahead or prepared in under 30 minutes- Informative sidebars and instructional drawings explain unfamiliar techniques and ingredients- Fifty-two international menus, an extensive International Pantry section, and much more make this an essential addition to any cook's shelf The Best Recipes in the World is destined to be a classic that will change the way Americans think about everyday food. It's simply like no other cookbook in the world The Author Of How To Cook Everything Takes You On The Culinary Trip Of A Lifetime, Featuring More Than A Thousand International Recipes. Mark Bittman Traveled The World To Bring Back The Best Recipes Of Home Cooks From 44 Countries. This Bountiful Collection Of New, Easy, And Ultra-flavorful Dishes Will Add Exciting New Tastes And Cosmopolitan Flair To Your Everyday Cooking And Entertaining. With His Million-copy Bestseller How To Cook Everything, Mark Bittman Made The Difficult Doable. Now He Makes The Exotic Accessible, Bringing His Distinctive No-frills Approach To Dishes That Were Once Considered Esoteric. Bittman Compellingly Shows That There Are Many Places Besides Italy And France To Which Cooks Can Turn For Inspiration. In Addition To These Favorites, He Covers Spain, Portugal, Greece, Russia, Scandinavia, The Balkans, Germany, And More With Easy Ways To Make Dishes Like Spanish Mushroom And Chicken Paella, Greek Roast Leg Of Lamb With Thyme And Orange, Russian Borscht, And Swedish Appletorte. Plus This Book Is The First To Emphasize European And Asian Cuisines Equally, With Easy-to-follow Recipes For Favorites Like Vietnamese Stir-fried Vegetables With Nam Pla, Pad Thai, Japanese Salmon Teriyaki, Chinese Black Bean And Garlic Spareribs, And Indian Tandoori Chicken. The Rest Of The World Isn't Forgotten Either. There Are Hundreds Of Recipes From North Africa, The Middle East, And Central And South America, Too. Shop Locally, Cook Globally–mark Bittman Makes It Easy With: • Hundreds Of Recipes That Can Be Made Ahead Or Prepared In Under 30 Minutes • Informative Sidebars And Instructional Drawings Explain Unfamiliar Techniques And Ingredients • An Extensive International Pantry Section And Much More Make This An Essential Addition To Any Cook’s Shelf The Best Recipes In The World Will Change The Way You Think About Everyday Food. It’s Simply Like No Other Cookbook In The World.