The edible atlas : around the world in thirty-nine cuisines

The Edible Atlas Is A Book For Intrepid Cooks. Mina Holland Explores What And Why People Eat As They Do Across The World, Demystifying The Flavours, Ingredients, Techniques And Dishes At The Heart Of Thirty-nine Different Cuisines. With Fully Adaptable Recipes To Suit Beginners And Confident Cooks Alike, Learn To Recreate Dishes From Different Global Cuisines - From A South Indian Coconut Fish Curry To A Zingy Ceviche, From A Yoghurty Jordanian Mansaf To A Danish Dream Cake, From An Unbeatable Spanish Tortilla De Patatas To The Ultimate Caribbean Jerk Chicken. Weaving Snippets Of Anecdote, History And Literature In With Recipes And Words Of Wisdom From Some Of The World's Most Seasoned Food Experts - Such As Yotam Ottolenghi, Jacob Kenedy, Jose Pizarro And Giorgio Locatelli - The Edible Atlas Is As Comfortable In The Kitchen As It Is At Your Bedside. Europe (france (normandy ; Loire Valley ; Lyon (rhone-alpes) ; Provence) -- Spain (catalonia ; Northern Spain ; Central Spain ; Andalucia) -- Portugal -- Italy (lazio ; Emilia-romagna ; Calabria ; Sicily ; Veneto) -- Eastern Europe -- Germany -- Scandinavia -- The Middle East (sugar And Spice And All Things Nice ; Turkey ; The Levant ; Israel ; Iran) -- Asia (shaking Up The Spice Route ; India(north India ; South India) ; Thailand ; Vietnam ; China (guangdong (canton) ; Sichuan) ; Korea ; Japan) -- Africa (hot Stuff ; Ethiopia ; West Africa ; Morocco) -- The Americas (melting Pots ; California ; Louisiana ; Mexico ; Caribbean (jamaica) ; Peru ; Brazil ; Argentina) Mina Holland. The Edible Atlas is a book for intrepid cooks. Mina Holland explores what and why people eat as they do across the world, demystifying the flavours, ingredients, techniques and dishes at the heart of thirty-nine different cuisines. With fully adaptable recipes to suit beginners and confident cooks alike, learn to recreate dishes from different global cuisines - from a South Indian Coconut Fish Curry to a zingy Ceviche, from a yoghurty Jordanian Mansaf to a Danish Dream Cake, from an unbeatable Spanish Tortilla de Patatas to the ultimate Caribbean Jerk Chicken. Weaving snippets of anecdote, history and literature in with recipes and words of wisdom from some of the world's most seasoned food experts - such as Yotam Ottolenghi, Jacob Kenedy, José Pizarro and Giorgio Locatelli - The Edible Atlas is as comfortable in the kitchen as it is at your bedside 'A delight to read' RACHEL KHOO Shortlisted for the 2015 Fortnum & Mason Food Book Award Winner of UK's Best Culinary Travel Book in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2015 'When we eat, we travel.' So begins The Edible Atlas. Mina Holland takes you on a journey around the globe, demystifying the flavours, ingredients and techniques at the heart of thirty-nine cuisines. What's the origin of kimchi in Korea? Why do we associate Argentina with steak? What's the story behind the curries of India? Weaving anecdotes and history - from the role of a priest in the genesis of camembert to the Mayan origins of the word 'chocolate' - with recipes and tips from food experts such as Yotam Ottlolenghi, Jos� Pizarro and Giorgio Locatelli, The Edible Atlas is an irresistible tour of the cuisines of the world for food lovers and armchair travellers alike. 'A fascinating project, telling some fantastic stories about a broad range of cuisines. Mina's style is engaging and illuminating and the food cries to be cooked' Yotam Ottolenghi