Art of South American Cooking
As diverse as its history and as varied as the countries that make up the continent, South American cooking combines the agricultural greatness of the pre-Columbian native peoples--responsible for cultivating the potato, tomato, chile pepper, and corn--with the culinary traditions of later arrivals from Spain, Portugal, the west coast of Africa, Italy, and elsewhere to create a delicious cuisine of dimension and depth. Felipe Rojas-Lombardi presents a spectacular array of both innovative and traditional recipes. He begins each chapter with a discussion of how that particular food fits into the fabric of the meal. The more than 250 recipes include ceviches, escabeches, empanadas, tamales, soups, seafood, poultry, meat, vegetables and grains, and desserts; and finally there is a chapter on such basics as how to prepare eggless mayonnaise and corn beer, and how to clean squid. An enormously talented cook and teacher, Felipe brings North Americans the culinary diversity and great food of the continent to our south.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0060164255
ISBN13:9780060164256
Release Date:November 1991
Publisher:William Morrow & Company
Length:528 Pages
Weight:2.39 lbs.
Dimensions:1.6" x 7.4" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Rojas-Lombardi Reviewed
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
The book is fascinating as much for its descriptions of the historical context of the different cuisines as for the very clear and fun style of presenting recipes. We have found this book to be indispensable for putting together authentic and exciting meals (I love the escabeche section), and it is so easy to follow. Anyone who is nostalgic for good South American food and doesn't know the ins and outs of cooking such meals will give this book "un abrazo."
Exquisite Dishes
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I have made several of the dishes in this book, some of them many times over, and they are delicious. My husband is from Peru and he has enjoyed every dish I've made from the book, saying they taste like they were made in Peru.
An overall good intro book into many South American dishes
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 28 years ago
I checked this book out of the L.A. Public Library and found it to be very intersting. I was looking for both Colombian and Peruvian dishes. Both countries were represented fairly. For a book that covers many countries, it does a good job. I recommend it and will be purchasing it.
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