Linda McCartney's World of Vegetarian Cooking: Over 200 Meat-free Dishes from Around the World - Softcover

McCartney, Linda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0316854875 ISBN 13: 9780316854870

Publisher: Little, Brown & Co, 2000

Synopsis

From the early 1970s Linda McCartney became widely recognised as a leading figure in the vegetarian movement and her steadfast determination to promote a non-meat eating world remained undiminished until her death. In the last year of her life Linda was working on a new book LINDA MCCARTNEY'S WORLD OF VEGETARIAN COOKERY - an international celebration of meat-free cuisine and a tribute to her lasting commitment to vegetarianism.

Travels to far-flung places were an integral part of Linda's life and this exciting collection of recipes reflects her love of exotic places and cosmopolitan food, proving that vegetarianism need never be dull. This book will undoubtedly find a place in every kitchen while inspiring many to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle, as Linda would have wished.

Amid a growing interest in international cuisine, this beautifully illustrated book demonstrates the vast range available to the meat-free cook.

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Review

The late Linda McCartney's World of Vegetarian Cooking is a republication in paperback of the hardback Linda McCartney on Tour, and a fine memorial to that dedicated campaigner for vegetarianism. It's a colourful, wide-ranging and generously illustrated collection of recipes, inspired by, alluding to, or otherwise created under the influence of cuisines from around the world. The tone of the book, though, is domestic, and it's aimed pretty squarely at the cook whose major clientele is a wholly or partly vegetarian household. The emphasis is on simplicity, tastiness and appeal. One can see it being very useful in a family with one or two vegetarian teenagers. Many of the recipes are either well-known in themselves, or vegetarian versions of familiar dishes. There are some excellent Italian recipes, for example, including the sublime Genoese Pasta with Potatoes, Green Beans and Pesto; and a particularly delicate and refreshing Risotto with Asparagus and Lemon. Or, from India and Southeast Asia, Sambhar (a lentil and vegetable curry) and Spicy Peanut Noodles with Satay Cauliflower and Broccoli. These examples are, in a sense, purist: good food that simply happens not to include meat for a variety of reasons, mainly religious or economic. A good number of the recipes, however, contain vegetable protein products in various forms--mince, burgers, sausages, ham, even bacon (not one of these recipes is illustrated, curiously). These have been included, as Linda McCartney points out, partly to satisfy potential vegetarians scared away from meat by BSE/CJD and other manifestations of factory farming, but who hanker after its feel in the mouth. Ironically, these "wonders of modern food technology", as she termed them, may well become equally suspect in turn, thanks to the ubiquity of genetically modified soy bean products. --Robin Davidson

Book Description

* Linda McCartney takes the reader on a gastronomic journey to discover the very best of the world's vegetarian food.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown & Co
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0316854875
• ISBN 13: 9780316854870
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192