Three Bowl Cookbook: The Secrets of Enlightened Cooking from the Zen Mountain

Scott, David; Pappas, Tom

ISBN 10: 0804832390 / ISBN 13: 9780804832397

Published by Tuttle Pub, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Three Bowl Cookbook: The Secrets of Enlightened Cooking from the Zen Mountain
• Publisher: Tuttle Pub
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804832390
• ISBN 13: 9780804832397
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust jacket in mylar cover
• Weight: 22 ounces

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Synopsis

Bringing the pleasures of a Zen monastery kitchen to Western readers, this beautifully illustrated cookbook presents 120 recipes for healthy and tasty dishes from a premiere Zen retreat, accompanied by information on a Zen diet, Zen stories and haiku, and lists on kitchen equipment, ingredients, buying tips, and cooking instructions.

Synopsis

This cookbook brings to a Western readership the information needed for buying, cooking and maintaining a healthy, varied and delicious diet based on the sound principles of a Zen monastery kitchen. The food is vegetarian, and the three bowl combinations are nutritionally and aesthetically balanced to satisfy both bodily and spiritual needs. A hundred and twenty seasonal recipes - forty three-bowl menus - are seasoned with Zen stories, haiku and tales of Zen masters. The recipes have been created on the basis of Zen principles, and adapted to appeal to British and European tastes and available foodstuffs. They include Winter Squash Soup, Roasted Vegetable Lasagne, Potato Salad with Rocket and Olives, Pasta with Avocado Sauce, Pan-Fried Risotto with Hot Tomato Sauce, Vegetable Paella, White Beans with Basil and Roasted Fennel. Also included is practical information on buying ingredients, preparation techniques, cooking methods and stocking the store cupboard.