GREAT COOKS A TASTE OF INDIA - Softcover

Jaffrey, Madhur

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9781862050983: GREAT COOKS A TASTE OF INDIA

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1862050988 ISBN 13: 9781862050983

Publisher: Pavilion Books, 1998

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This guide to the cooking of India sets the food in its regional context. Madhur Jaffrey has selected from the mountains of northern Kashmir a sweet pumpkin and walnut chutney that is served at wedding banquets; from the dry plains of western Saurashtra a savoury cake made from a batter of rice and split peas; from the royal court of southern Hyderabad a dish of slightly sweetened yoghurt that enfolds an arrangement of nuts, dried fruit and airy dumplings. The book includes anecdotes and personal reminiscences which convey the colour of India's culinary heritage.

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"'The recipes she gathers on her wanderings are thrilling to read-much more so to eat. The sketches of her travels mix straightforward information with personal evocation, and a full-blooded lyricism that borders on the incantory.' Harpers & Queen; 'The packaging is excellent, with wonderful, evocative introductions to the food of each Indian region and excellent location photography.' Observer"

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Lavish Praise for A Taste of India "Bidding fair to be the definitive book on Indian cooking, it is rich with [Jaffrey's] personal reminiscences and anecdotes, her culinary heritage and her vast knowledge of the significance of foods in both their religious and historical contexts." Bon App�tit "One of the few expensive books I believe is worth every dollar. It might be called the definitive work on India's culinary heritage." Chicago Sun–Times "Jaffrey may be the best stylist of today's cookbook writers." Newsday "Certainly the most ambitious, enlightening cookbook ever to come out of India." New York Post "Not only the best Indian cookbook but a unique book about India." Gourmet "This is the book I would unhesitatingly select if I could take just one on vacation." Chicago Tribune "Probably the most beautiful cookbook in years." Metropolitan Home "An impressive and tantalizing tour of one of the world's great melting pots." Publishers Weekly

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