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Easy Wok Cookbook: 365 Days of Easy and Tasty Recipes for Beginners and Advanced Users | An Incredibly Delicious Culinary Journey Into Traditional Asian Cuisine With a Modern Twist
Would you like to bring the authentic flavors of Chinese cuisine to your home and delight your family?
Would you like to be able todo it with the same ease as the professionals?
What about surprising your guests with exotic and tasty dishes, abandoning the usual blunt recipes?
Here is the easy and quick solution to createunique and delicious disheswith your Wok.
I bet that after a long and stressful day, coming home and enjoying your favorite Chinese dish would be ideal, but concerns about the quality of ingredients and the fear of spending too much often deter us. I have experienced this disappointment many times too. So I decided to learn everything about Chinese cuisine.
I spent years experimenting and observing the best chefs. Finally, I developed a recipe book that will allow you to cook
tasty and authentic dishes directly in your home, with simplified and practical procedures to enjoy a delightful meal in no time and at affordable prices.Here’s what you’ll find inside:
- Over 200 flavorful and easy recipes that will amaze your family and guests and let them taste the authentic flavors of Asia while staying at home!
- A comprehensive introduction for beginners on how to get started with your Wok, from seasoning to advice on essential tools and ingredients to use,
- How to: Wok Maintenance – The guide to using, cleaning, and storing it properly so that it doesn’t get damaged and can accompany you in preparing your dishes for years,
- Expert Techniques – Learn how to stir-fry, fry, braise, and cook rice and noodles to perfection, even if it’s your first time,
- Accessible cuisine – Valuable tips and tricks to save time, money, and food,
And much more!
Don’t miss the opportunity to impress your family and friends with your new cooking skills. Prepare delicious and authentic Chinese dishes in no time, starting today!
What are you waiting for? Click “Buy now” and let’s get started!
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The Chinese Takeaway Secret: How to Cook Your Favourite Fakeaway Dishes at Home (The Takeaway Secret)
Make your favourite Chinese takeaway dishes at home!
According to Statista, as a nation we spend £10 billion each year on takeaways, and in a 2019 poll, Chinese food was voted Britain’s favourite takeaway.
The Chinese Takeaway Secret offers a wide selection of popular recipes that will ensure the reader’s home-made dishes look and taste exactly like those offered by their favourite restaurants. Make starters and sides from Spring Rolls and Spare Ribs to Satay Skewers and Crispy Won Ton, and with mains for every palette including Chow Mein, Shredded Aromatic Pork Pancakes, Sweet and Sour Chicken, and Foo Yung.
There are delicious sides and traditional street food dishes too – including Dan Dan Noodles, Prawn Crackers and Wok Fried Beansprouts.
With this definitive collection of almost 100 takeaway recipes, you’ll be able to sample incredible Chinese cuisine from the comfort of your own home – and at half the price!
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Simply Chinese: Recipes from a Chinese Home Kitchen
Simply Chinese is a sumptuous collection of classic and modern Chinese home-style recipes that can be made, with ease, in your own home kitchens.
For Suzie Lee, food and Chinese home cooking has always been personal – in Chinese culture, food and family are intertwined. Suzie strives to capture and recreate those cooking traditions she shared with her late mother, her inspiration.
From Lee family favourites, such as Hong Kong style chicken wings, to vegetable classics like Tofu puff stir fry, you’ll also find more modern creations like her Blackbean stuffed aubergines and green peppers or Garlicky scallops on glass noodles.
With traditional dishes prepared in non-traditional ways, and with a classic Suzie twist, these recipes are creative and delicious, and celebrate real Chinese home cooking. Unrestrictive and easy to follow, Simply Chinese shows you how to create authentic-tasting pan-Asian dishes using supermarket ingredients, that are readily available.
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Complete Chinese Cookbook: the only comprehensive, all-encompassing guide to Chinese cookery, fronted by much-loved chef Ken Hom
Ken Hom is widely regarded as the world’s leading authority on Oriental cuisine, and with the Complete Chinese Cookbook, he has created a seminal collection of his best-loved dishes. Beautifully illustrated with full colour photography, and popular favourites and new tastes to discover, this is the perfect addition to anyone’s kitchen shelf.
‘A fantastic collection of recipes… A great investment’ — BBC Olive
‘If there’s one man who knows about Chinese cooking it’s Ken Hom’ — Woman’s Way
‘This Chinese cracker of a book is all you need to wok and roll’ — You! Magazine
‘This is the best Chinese cookbook I own’ — ***** Reader review
‘Could this be the only Chinese cookery book you need to own? Quite possibly!’ — ***** Reader review
‘Really easy to follow recipes. Delicious’ — ***** Reader review
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With Cantonese stir-fries and spicy Sichuan favourites alongside new discoveries from the lesser-known culinary styles of Yunnan and Hong Kong, this comprehensive collection is filled with mouth-watering, accessible and easy recipes, demonstrating the amazing depth of flavour that is only now being fully appreciated in modern Chinese cuisine.Set to become a kitchen classic, this all-encompassing cookery book guides you through the essential cooking techniques, equipment and ingredients, all with Ken’s trusted blend of experience and enthusiasm. Featuring 250 recipes covering all aspects of Chinese food (including meat-based and vegetarian recipes), Ken offers tips and inspiration for a wealth of dishes that use simple, healthy ingredients to create quick and delicious meals.
Over the past 25 years Ken has brought Chinese cookery into mainstream British homes, and in this beautifully photographed cookbook, he brings together all of his expertise to offer the ultimate guide to the flavours of China.
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The Complete Chinese Takeaway Cookbook: Over 200 Takeaway Favourites to Make at Home
The Complete Chinese Takeaway Cookbook brings together 200 of Kwoklyn Wan’s best recipes, developed over a lifetime of cooking in Chinese restaurant kitchens.
For the first time Kwoklyn offers 150 of his most popular recipes in one book, everything from Crispy Duck Salad, BBQ Chicken Ribs, Tom Yum Soup and Sesame Seed Prawn Toast to speedy Egg-Fried Rice, Spring Rolls and Tofu Ramen. Plus, there are 50 brand-new and delicious recipes that you won’t find anywhere else.
Packed with easy, step-by-step instructions and Kwoklyn’s foolproof tips, this comprehensive collection of classic recipes is the only Chinese cookbook you will ever need.
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Jeremy Pang’s School of Wok: Delicious Asian Food in Minutes
AS SEEN ON TVCelebrate fast, furious and fresh Asian cooking with over 80 recipes from TV’s Jeremy Pang and his award-winning cookery institution, School of Wok.
Bringing together the best Asian flavours from across the continent, this book is a combination of quick-fire, easy meals that take minutes to cook up. Most recipes in the book utilise the ‘wok clock’ technique, where the ingredients are laid out in a clock formation in the order they will be cooked for complete simplicity.
From quick weekday suppers to family feasts with a bit more flare, Jeremy Pang’s School of Wok contains the tips and tricks you need to make the world of Asian cooking easily accessible so you never have to resort to a fakeaway ever again.
Chapter one: Chinese
Including General Tso’s Chicken; Garlic & Vermicelli Steamed Prawns and Vegan Chow MeinChapter two: Thai
Including Steamed Fish with Lemon Grass & Lime Broth; Bangkok Crab Omelette and Green Chicken CurryChapter three: Vietnamese
Including Quick Chicken Pho; Sweet Potato & Prawn Fritters and Crispy Tofu in Tomato SauceChapter four: Singaporean & Malaysian
Including Vegan Laksa; Malaysian Mixed Rice and Sesame Oil ChickenChapter five: Indonesian & Pinoy
Including Pinoy Garlic Butter Chilli Prawns; Coconut Spicy Squash Stew and Ben’s Spicy Fried ChickenChapter five: Korean & Japanese
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Sweet Vietnamese Bakes: A Dessert Lover’s Tour of Southeast Asia
Discover 50 incredible recipes for authentic Vietnamese desserts! 50 Recipes for Mooncakes, Bao Buns, Che, Custards, Sweet Soups and More! Explore the delicious world of Vietnam’s dessert scene with this authentic collection of recipes from baker Tara Nguyen. These baked goods and frozen treats take you on a tantalizing culinary tour of the country―from ceremonial cakes to ever-popular street stall sweets. Whether you want to re-create the nostalgic dishes of your childhood, or explore Southeast Asian flavors in your baking, these delectable recipes will walk you through how to make dishes like: Honeycomb Cakes (Banh Bo Nuong) Durian Mung Bean Cakes (Banh Pia Sau Rieng) Vietnamese Baguettes (Banh Mi Viet Nam) Custard Bao Buns (Banh Bao Cadé) Salted Egg Yolk Savory Cake (Banh Bong Lan Trung Muoi) Coconut Milk Buns (Banh Mi Sua Dua) Vietnamese Brioche Breads (Banh Mi Hoa Cuc) Banana Sago Pudding (Che Chuoi Bot Bang) 3-Color Dessert (Che Ba Mau) Sesame Balls (Banh Ran Me)Read more
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Have You Eaten?: Deliciously Simple Asian Cooking for Every Mood
Sumptuous Asian cooking has never been simpler
Join Verna Gao of @vernahungrybanana as she shares more than 70 of her all-time favourite Asian-inspired recipes. Whether you’re craving 10-minute creamy peanut noodles that bring simplicity and peace, soothing congee for comfort or exquisitely plump dumplings perfect for joyful potluck parties, discover dishes to satisfy every mood and occasion.
More than just a compendium of recipes, this is a personal journey back in time, through words, memories, and photographs, to the people and places that inspired these dishes – from memories of a Shanghai childhood spent with mum and grandma in the kitchen, to impromptu “real Chinese” cooking lessons with university friends, and backpacking round the street food hotspots of East Asia.
Super fresh, vegan-adaptable, and full of punchy flavours, Verna’s unfussy recipes are all easy to make and delectable to eat.
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Asia Light: Healthy & Fresh South-East Asian Recipes
Asian ingredients are fresh, vibrant and renowned for their health benefits, but Asian recipes often aren’t as healthy as they seem because of their use of lots of sugar, salt, unhealthy oils and fatty cuts of meat.
Asia Light offers nutritious and lower fat ways of cooking classic dishes, such as Vietnamese Spring Rolls, Laksa and Beef Rendang, as well as Ghillie’s own creations, including Steam Baked Salmon and Vegetable Parcels with Asian Dressing and Vietnamese Chocolate Coffee Pots. These recipes are packed with superfood ingredients and have the traditional South East Asian balance of hot, sour, salty and sweet.
With chapters on: Starters; Soups; Salads; Rice & Noodles; Baked, BBQ and One Pot; Stir-fries; Curries; Ices, Coolers, Cocktails & Sweet Treats; plus a bonus Basics section on how to make more healthy versions of South-East Asian pastes and sauces, this is a cookbook that can be used every day and by anybody.Read more
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The Art of Asian Dumplings: Delicious Recipes from East to Southeast Asia
If you’re a fan of dumplings, then “The Art of Asian Dumplings: Delicious Recipes from East to Southeast Asia” is the good cookbook for you. This cookbook offers a tantalizing array of dumpling recipes from various regions in Asia, including China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and Thailand. Each recipe has been carefully crafted to showcase the unique flavors and textures of the different types of dumplings that are popular in each region.One of the standout features of this cookbook is its emphasis on the art of dumpling-making. The cookbook includes detailed instructions on how to make different types of dumplings, from classic pork and cabbage dumplings to more innovative and modern flavors like kimchi and chicken dumplings. The cookbook also includes helpful tips and techniques for shaping and cooking dumplings, ensuring that readers can achieve the good texture and flavor every time.
In addition to the recipes, the cookbook includes fascinating cultural and historical information about the different types of dumplings that are popular in each region. This information provides readers with a deeper understanding of the significance of dumplings in Asian cuisine and the different ways in which they are enjoyed.
The cookbook features a variety of dumpling dishes that are good for any occasion, from appetizers to main courses to desserts. Each recipe is accompanied by beautiful photographs that showcase the delicious texture and flavors of the dish.
One of the unique aspects of this cookbook is its emphasis on using fresh, whole ingredients. The recipes are designed to showcase the natural flavors of the ingredients and to create dishes that are healthy, wholesome, and satisfying. The cookbook also includes tips and techniques for sourcing high-quality ingredients and for making the most of seasonal produce.
Overall, “The Art of Asian Dumplings: Delicious Recipes from East to Southeast Asia” is a cookbook that celebrates the art and culture of dumpling-making in Asia. With its emphasis on fresh, whole ingredients and its detailed instructions and tips, this cookbook offers readers the chance to create delicious and authentic dumplings that are bursting with flavor. Whether you’re a seasoned chef or a novice cook, this cookbook is an essential addition to your collection.
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Kung Pao and Beyond: Fried Chicken Recipes from East and Southeast Asia
“A hymn to the joys of fried chicken, with irresistible recipes and invaluable cooking tips. If you don’t already love eating fried chicken as much as Susan Jung does, you will after cooking from this book.” – Fuchsia Dunlop
“This book is filled with delicious, fragrant recipes from East and Southeast Asia written by Susan Jung, one of the best veteran food writers I know.” – Ken Hom, CBE
“Susan Jung knows her stuff. And I’m so pleased that her stuff is fried chicken. Clear, concise recipes, compelling flavours, compulsory cooking. I so want to cook from this book!” – Jill Dupleix
Everybody loves fried chicken.
Whether it’s Korean Fire Chicken, Vietnamese Butter Wings, or Japanese Karaage, nothing surpasses the unique twists and flavours that cooks in East and Southeast Asia have brought to fried chicken.
Kung Pao and Beyond showcases 60 crisp, crunchy and spicy recipes that take this humble fast food to a whole new level. Susan Jung offers up mouth-watering recipes to satisfy everyone, so that you can enjoy fried chicken at home whenever the craving strikes.
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Southeast Asia’s Best Recipes: From Bangkok to Bali [Southeast Asian Cookbook, 121 Recipes]
Cook delicious and healthy dishes from Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia and all across the region with this easy-to-follow Southeast Asian cookbook. Few westerners know the sensational tastes and techniques of Southeast Asian cuisine as well as Wendy Hutton. In Southeast Asia’s Best Recipes, Hutton takes readers on a culinary tour of the region’s most famous and best-known dishes. Hutton has spent more than four decades traveling and eating her way through Asia, collecting the best recipes from simple country homes to elegant restaurant kitchens. In her signature, expert prose, Hutton explores the glorious splendor of Southeast Asia’s rich and varied cuisine, from Singapore’s fascinating cosmopolitan offerings to Thailand’s sinfully spicy dishes to Vietnam’s refreshingly healthful recipes. Featuring a foreword by acclaimed food writer Charmaine Solomon and tantalizing photographs by award-winning food and lifestyle photographer Masano Kawana, this essential Asian cookbook shows readers how to prepare dozens of mouthwatering dishes. Authentic Southeast Asian recipes include: Extraordinary Beef Satay Thai Rice Soup with Pork Vietnamese Mixed Coconut Rice Lemongrass Beef with Peanuts Green Curry Chicken Famous Singapore Chili Crab Spicy Sambal Eggplant Southeast Asian cuisine is more popular than ever, and with Wendy Hutton as your guide, you can learn how to whip up a festival of flavors in your very own kitchen!Read more
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The Complete Asian Cookbook (New Edition)
This is a thoroughly updated edition of Charmaine Solomon&apo;ss influential and iconic The Complete Asian Cookbook. Instantly heralded as a classic when it was first published in 1976, it covers 800 classic and contemporary dishes from fifteen countries (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, The Philippines, China, Korea and Japan).
Written with the home cook in mind, Charmaine’s recipes are straightforward, simple-to-follow and work every time. Recipe and chapter introductions give valuable information about how local dishes are prepared and served, while the comprehensive glossary explains unfamiliar ingredients (which are steadily more commonplace in supermarkets today).
The Complete Asian Cookbook is a classic that belongs in the kitchen of every household.
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£27.20£34.20The Complete Asian Cookbook (New Edition)
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Weligama: Recipes from Sri Lanka
‘As enticing as a soft breeze through Galle, and equally delectable, Weligama is spice-scented, evocative and the perfect introduction to Sri Lankan Cooking.’- Tom Parker Bowles
‘Emily is one of the best cooks I know and Sri Lanka is one of my favourite countries – so this is a mind blowing combination.’ – Meera Sodha, author of Made in India
‘This book has all the brightness and vibrancy of the author, with recipes for dishes that whet the appetite mightily. An urgent need to visit Sri Lanka is inevitable after reading this book.’- Jeremy Lee, Quo Vadis
‘The food of Ceylon so deserves to be better known and – as Emily says of the hopper she introduced to the streets of London with great acclaim – it’s nice!’ – Darina Allen, Ballymaloe Cookery School
‘Emily is a wonder and gets to the heart and soul of Sri Lankan food. Reading her beautiful, delicious recipes I feel desperate to start cooking!’ – Margot Henderson
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Sri Lankan food is vibrant, fresh, light and delicious – a lively and colourful combination of spices, flavours and textures. Perfect for sharing and celebrating, now you can recreate it in your own kitchen with this unique collection of easy-to-use, innovative recipes inspired by the island.
In this, her first cookbook, chef Emily Dobbs shares her favourite Sri Lankan-inspired recipes for every meal and season, including chapters on breakfast (such as crispy egg hopper ‘pancakes’) short eats (think traditional street food like vadai and mutton rolls) and a large selection of meat, fish, fruit and vegetable curries and their accompaniments.
You’ll also find traditional and original puddings to finish off your meal (such as banana tarte tatin and papaya cake), tips on how to make your own curry using typical Sri Lankan ingredients, and stunning photography.
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Hot Sour Salty Sweet: A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asia
Luminous at dawn and dusk, the Mekong is a river road, a vibrant artery that defines a vast and fascinating region. Here, along the world’s tenth largest river, which rises in Tibet and joins the sea in Vietnam, traditions mingle and exquisite food prevails.Award-winning authors Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid followed the river south, as it flows through the mountain gorges of southern China, to Burma and into Laos and Thailand. For a while the right bank of the river is in Thailand, but then it becomes solely Lao on its way to Cambodia. Only after three thousand miles does it finally enter Vietnam and then the South China Sea.It was during their travels that Alford and Duguid―who ate traditional foods in villages and small towns and learned techniques and ingredients from cooks and market vendors―came to realize that the local cuisines, like those of the Mediterranean, share a distinctive culinary approach: Each cuisine balances, with grace and style, the regional flavor quartet of hot, sour, salty, and sweet. This book, aptly titled, is the result of their journeys.Like Alford and Duguid’s two previous works, Flatbreads and Flavors (“a certifiable publishing event” ―Vogue) and Seductions of Rice (“simply stunning”―The New York Times), this book is a glorious combination of travel and taste, presenting enticing recipes in “an odyssey rich in travel anecdote” (National Geographic Traveler).The book’s more than 175 recipes for spicy salsas, welcoming soups, grilled meat salads, and exotic desserts are accompanied by evocative stories about places and people. The recipes and stories are gorgeously illustrated throughout with more than 150 full-color food and travel photographs.In each chapter, from Salsas to Street Foods, Noodles to Desserts, dishes from different cuisines within the region appear side by side: A hearty Lao chicken soup is next to a Vietnamese ginger-chicken soup; a Thai vegetable stir-fry comes after spicy stir-fried potatoes from southwest China.The book invites a flexible approach to cooking and eating, for dishes from different places can be happily served and eaten together: Thai Grilled Chicken with Hot and Sweet Dipping Sauce pairs beautifully with Vietnamese Green Papaya Salad and Lao sticky rice.North Americans have come to love Southeast Asian food for its bright, fresh flavors. But beyond the dishes themselves, one of the most attractive aspects of Southeast Asian food is the life that surrounds it. In Southeast Asia, people eat for joy. The palate is wildly eclectic, proudly unrestrained. In Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet, at last this great culinary region is celebrated with all the passion, color, and life that it deserves.Read more
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The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure: Over 100 Amazing Recipes from the Kitchens of Asia to Cook at Home
This TV tie-in cookbook to THE HAIRY BIKERS’ ASIAN ADVENTURE BBC series, which aired in 2014, follows the boys’ dream trip – a journey through Asia to discover the secrets of some of the world’s most inspiring cuisines.
The boys travelled to Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand and Korea, sampling and preparing every kind of food they could lay their hands on – from great home cooking to sensational street snacks. Along the way they’ve learned loads about their favourite food, as well as honing their Asian cooking skills, and now they’ve brought home the very best recipes for us all to try.
Si and Dave are truly passionate about these amazing recipes. These dishes are their favourites; they are speedy, easy to make and packed with flavour. What’s more, many are nice and healthy too, so won’t bust the diet!
So, it’s time to rock your wok and join the boys on their culinary Asian adventure…
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Taste Kitchen: Asia: Six Flavours to Suit Every Taste
Taste Kitchen: Asia is the ultimate guide to mastering Asian flavours. Once you understand your palate, you’ll then be able to cook the food you love to eat every time.
We all have different personality types that we recognise and so do our taste buds. However, we rarely take time to think about how we use flavour to complement our mood and tastes to give ourselves maximum enjoyment.
This book splits the palate into 6 personalities and shows how flavours interact with one another to create a complete, balanced dish suited to whatever tastes you crave. With more than 70 incredible recipes, chef Philli shows you how to make your taste buds sing.
Philli has spent her life researching, travelling and eating Asian food. In Taste Kitchen: Asia, she has connected some of her favourite dishes not by region but by flavour so that once you understand and can cook for your unique palate, you too can taste your way across the Asian continent.
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A Splash of Soy: Everyday Food from Asia
Delicious, modern, versatile Asian-influenced recipes from an international rising star of cookery
Harper’s Bazaar BEST cookbooks to buy now
Leisure Food & Drink Recipe of the week
Press & Journal Midweek MealAsian food has it all – contrasts of flavour and texture, straightforward dishes you can eat straight from the wok in socks and pyjamas, as well as celebratory meals your friends will talk about for months after.
A Splash of Soy is full of everyday family recipes you’ll love to eat. It is the simplicity and usefulness of soy that this book is named after, an ingredient so impressive it can transform a meal with just a splash.
In this book, Lara gives us 80 game-changing recipes that close the gap between classic Asian dishes and easy, quick-to-table meals. Here you’ll find inventive brunch ideas like a Tom Yum Bloody Mary, spicy sides like Sambal Patatas Bravas, easy noodles like Cheesy Kimchi Linguine with Gochujang Butter and many more punchy curries, stir-fries and rice recipes from glazed meat to fragrant veg. She also includes pantry swaps and vegan swaps so these fuss-free recipes can adapt to your own busy home kitchen.
Lara Lee is a rising star of the international food scene. This book builds on her breakout debut Indonesian cookbook, Coconut and Sambal, to explore the incredible contrast of sweet, salty, umami, sour and spicy flavours across Asia.
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‘Simple, beautiful food to electrify the tastebuds’ Meera Sodha
‘Makes me want to head straight into the kitchen’ Anna Jones
‘Every recipe a thrilling adventure for the tastebuds and the imagination’ Ixta Belfrage
‘Eclectic, imaginative and fun – a must-have for every kitchen shelf’ Ken Hom
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£19.00£20.90A Splash of Soy: Everyday Food from Asia
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Lonely Planet Southeast Asia (Travel Guide)
Lonely Planet’s Southeast Asia is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore the Temples of Angkor, Halong Bay’s hidden lagoons, and Bangkok’s nightlife; all with your trusted travel companion.
Inside Lonely Planet’s Southeast Asia:
Up-to-date information – all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020’s COVID-19 outbreak
Colour maps and images throughout
Honest reviews for all budgets – eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests
Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
Essential info at your fingertips – hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices
Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience – history, art, literature, cinema, landscapes
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The Greedy Panda Cookbook: Essential Rice Cooker Recipes For Rice Cooker Enthusiasts
You love rice and need some inspiration to get cooking? This cook book covers the most popular rice dishes using a variety of grains and techniques along with some extra treats. When cooked correctly, rice on it’s own can be delicious. Add good rice to your favourite main meal and it instantly becomes more interesting.This book is about making great, simple and tasty food with the help from a rice cooker but the recipes can be made using normal everyday tools in a kitchen such as pots and pans. We would, however, advise that to get the best from your rice and the recipes in this book, having a good rice cooker would be helpful. Some recipes can be done entirely in a rice cooker whilst other recipes explain how to make perfect dishes that are usually served with rice. Basically, if you love rice then there will be a lot here for you.
We take you on a journey through a world of flavours from Indian dals to spicy, sweet and savoury Thai dishes to Chinese favourites and the sushi shores of Japan. We explore Mexican and Brazilian dishes, some European favourites, Middle Eastern delights, and everything in between. Along the way we give guidance and explain food tricks to get the most flavour from your cooking. We add information on how to pair dishes with rice, how to elevate rice to a higher level and explain how rice should be eaten!
We include recipes for interesting desserts you can make in a rice cooker, yes desserts! Whilst rice cookers are very good at cooking rice, the way that they operate means that they are also good at cooking specific key dishes that are more than just rice. We show how these can give variety to your cookery skills and maximise the potential of rice cooking.
Finally, we give interesting facts about rice, rice cookers, grain guides, handy tips and other useful information to help you on your journey to a healthier way to eat!
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ASIA: The Ultimate Cookbook (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Asian) (Ultimate Cookbooks)
Asia: The Ultimate Cookbook is a beautiful and thorough collection of recipes drawn from the many rich traditions of Asian cuisines and inspired by contemporary influences.This comprehensive cookbook takes you on a tour of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese cuisines. This wide array of recipes reflects the broad diversity of culture, history, and experience across Asia. Strike the perfect balance between contrasting textures and flavors to create a unique sensory experience with these sensational dishes. In this collection you will find:
– 300+ easy-to-follow recipes that utilize regional authenticity and modern flair.
– Stunning original photography and illustrations that will inspire you to make these mouthwatering meals.
– Insights and recipes from industry insiders.
– A fascinating history of each culture’s cuisine.This cookbook captures the spirit of these cuisines and provides a detailed look into the diverse approaches and influences that shaped Asian tradition over the centuries. Explore the rich traditions each region’s specialties with Asia: The Ultimate Cookbook.
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Noods: 80 slurpable noodle recipes from Asia
A cookbook for noodle lovers.
Discover some of the best dishes that Asia has to offer, from ramen and laksa to zha jiang mian and pad thai. Written by chefs who know their noodles, these recipes celebrate the all-time classics, from dishes fit for a wedding to bowls of instant noodles mixed with gooey cheese.
With recipes from China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia, Noods is (almost) as good as a trip across Asia. Start the day with beef pho and end it with pad kee mao. Whip up a bowl of jjapaguri or learn to make liangpi. Sate your cravings, find new favourites, and slurp your way from dawn to dusk with noodles, noodles and more noodles!
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NZ Rugby Stars Cookbook: Cooking from the heart
A celebration of our top rugby players and the food they love to share with family and friends.
Fabulous recipes from the stars of New Zealand rugby, including current All Blacks Kieran Read, Ben Smith, Sam Cane and Dane Coles, retired heroes such as Richie McCaw and Sean Fitzpatrick, and all your favourite players from the Black Ferns, the Sevens, Super Rugby and the Wheel Blacks.
An intimate portrait of the players at rest, enjoying social time together and preparing their favourite meals.
Royalties go to NZ Rugby Foundation, which focuses on care of catastrophically injured players.
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Glycemic Index Food Guide Chart 2023: Scientific Verified Low GI Foods and Recipes For Diabetes Control, Weight Loss & Healthy Eating With A 28-Day Meal Plan
Are you looking for a way to lose weight, maintain healthy blood sugar levels and have more energy?As someone who has struggled with all of the above, I have come to understand the importance of understanding the Glycemic Index (GI).
The modern-day lifestyle is making it harder and harder for people to manage their weight and maintain healthy blood sugar levels.
According to the World Health Organization, over 650 million people around the world are living with diabetes, and over 1.2 billion people are living with prediabetes.
With the alarming number of people suffering from weight-related issues and diabetes, it is essential to find a solution that can help people manage their health and weight. That’s where Glycemic Index Foods fit in.
After experimenting with various diets and trying to find a solution to my health and wellness issues, I finally discovered the GI diet.
This diet is based on the Glycemic Index – a system that ranks carbohydrates based on how quickly they affect your blood sugar levels.
The “Glycemic Index Food Guide Chart 2023” provides an easy-to-understand explanation of the GI of different food types, with over 60 tasty Low GI Recipes and Meal plan allowing you to make informed decisions when it comes to your diabetes & weight loss dietary choice.
Inside, you’ll discover:
- A Comprehensive Guide to the GI Diet for Health and Wellness.
- Nutritional Tips and Guidelines for Making Low GI Meals to Control Diabetes & Weight Loss.
- Scientific Verified Foods to Include in your Low GI Diet.
- Detailed GI Chart & Grocery Shopping Lists for low-GI Foods per Dietary Categories.
- Detailed and Easy-to-follow Low GI Recipes for Diabetes Control, Weight Loss, and Healthy Eating.
- 28 Day Low GI Diet Meal Plan – so you don’t run out of idea on what’s to cook.
and much more!
Even if you are not a cook, these dishes are simple, quick, and delicious, making them ideal for you and your entire family! You’ll never have to cook various dishes again!
Are you prepared to discover Low GI foods to combat your diabetes, loss weight for Healthy living?
So scroll ahead and 1-Click “BUY NOW”. It’s time to enjoy your life.
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The New IPA: Scientific Guide to Hop Aroma and Flavor
In the NEW IPA, Scott Janish scours through hundreds of academic studies, collecting and translating the relevant hop science into one easily digestible book. Through experiments, lab tests, discussions with researchers, and interviews with renowned and award-winning commercial brewers, the NEW IPA will get you to think differently about brewing processes and ingredient selection that define today’s hop-forward beers. It’s a must-have book for those that love to brew hoppy hazy beer and a scientific guide for those who want to push the limits of hop flavor and aroma!Read more
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Slow Food, Fast Cars: Casa Maria Luigia – Stories and Recipes
As featured in WSJ. Magazine and The Financial Times
Welcome to Casa Maria Luigia, Massimo Bottura and Lara Gilmore’s idyllic guest house in the Italian countryside
Lara Gilmore and Massimo Bottura – the renowned chef behind three-Michelin-starred restaurant Osteria Francescana – designed Casa Maria Luigia to celebrate the hospitality and wonderful, earthy cuisine of Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region.
Their one-of-a-kind guest house boasts not only exquisite food, but gorgeous interiors filled with contemporary art, unique design objects, and an impressive collection of Italian cars and motorcycles.
Slow Food, Fast Cars captures the extraordinary sensory and culinary experience of staying at Casa Maria Luigia. Created in close collaboration with Lara and Massimo, the book collects 85 authentic, accessible recipes for breakfasts, brunches, and all-day snacks, including frittatas and focaccias, salads, cakes and pastries, jams and preserves and more.
At Casa Maria Luigia the past collides with the contemporary, and home cooks will discover seasonal variations for each recipe, as well as information about the dish’s origins and ingredients. Evocative photography and personal essays tell the fascinating stories behind every element of this magical guest house, from the incredible food to the interior design, cars, vinyl collection, garden, and country landscape.
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Bakery Order Form Book: Bakery Order Book for Small Business | Order Log Book for Custom Cake, Cookie, Pastry, Dessert | Track, Organize Orders, Payments and Receipts
Bakery Order Book – Streamline Your Baking BusinessAre you a dedicated baker, running a bustling bakery business, or simply a passionate home baker looking to organize your orders with finesse? Look no further! The Bakery Order Book is your perfect companion for keeping track of orders, managing your baking projects, and ensuring customer satisfaction.
Each page in this book includes a place for:
- Date
- Order no.
- Customer name
- Address
- Phone
- Item (7 item space) : description, quantity, price, total
- Delivery or pickup (checkbox)
- Tracking Number
- Payment method
- Notes
Additional pages For :
- Goal setting and tracking: We understand the importance of setting and achieving your bakery business goals. That’s why our order book includes special sections for setting goals and tracking your progress
- Index pages for quick reference: Easily locate your orders and customer information with the built-in index pages. This feature saves you precious time, allowing you to find the details you need without flipping through pages.
Book details:
- 112 pages
- Size: 8.5 inches x 11 inches
- Matte Finish Cover
- High Quality Paper
Order your Bakery Order Book today and start baking your way to success!
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Nurturing the Mind, Body, and Soul: The Power of Meditation, Exercise, and Diet
In today’s fast-paced world, stress, distractions, and unhealthy habits can obscure the path to true happiness and fulfillment. This book offers a holistic approach to well-being by exploring the transformative power of meditation, exercise, and diet. It’s not just another self-help book; it’s a roadmap to a more vibrant, balanced, and enlightened life.
By exploring the ancient practice of meditation, we discover how you can quiet your mind, reduce stress, and awaken your inner potential. Dive into a world of proven meditation techniques that will help you find peace, focus, and heightened self-awareness.
We will explore how exercise can not only strengthen your body but also enhance your mental and emotional well-being. Learn how to incorporate exercise routines that suit your lifestyle, boost your energy, and improve your overall health.
We unearth the secrets of a balanced diet and its profound impact on your physical and mental health. Discover how to make mindful food choices that nourish your body, energize your soul, and enhance your mental clarity.
Embark on a journey of self-discovery and transformation. In “Nurturing the Mind, Body, and Soul,” you will find:
- Practical meditation techniques for beginners and experienced practitioners.
- A look into exercise and a few routines to meet your fitness goals and preferences.
- The benefits of a whole food diet and the imapct it has upon your physical and mental health.
Start your journey to a healthier, happier you with “Nurturing the Mind, Body, and Soul.” Embrace the power of meditation, exercise, and diet, and watch your life transform before your eyes. This is your moment to take control and nurture your mind, body, and soul to new heights.
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Wagamama Your Way: Fresh Flexible Recipes for Body + Mind (Wagamama Titles)
THE NEW BOOK FROM WAGAMAMA, COMPLETE WITH VEGAN AND VEGETARIAN OPTIONS FOR EVERY RECIPE
Featuring more than 70 fresh, vibrant recipes to nourish and inspire, including quick and easy meals, soulful comfort food and store cupboard ‘throw togethers’, the dishes in wagamama your way are designed to be flexible for everyday and everyone.
From vegan katsu curry and vegetarian firecracker to mandarin chicken salad, expect to find variations on wagamama classics as well as new favourites. Chapters include ‘fast + easy’, ‘bowls of goodness’, ‘ways with the wok’, ‘something sweet’ and ‘sauces + sides’. Many of the recipes are either vegan or vegetarian, and for those that aren’t there are alternative ingredient suggestions to create plant-based versions. With inspiring photography, wagamama your way provides all the ideas you need for easy, mindful nourishment.
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Mind Food: Plant-based recipes for positive mental health
*WINNER OF THE NATURAL HEALTH/HEALTH & WELLBEING ‘HEALTHY COOKBOOK’ AWARD 2023*Mind Food is a delicious and revolutionary invitation to eating whole foods, with a mind-nourishing twist – inspired by years of research around how food can make us happy and boost our moods.
Founder of the Plant Academy and the woman behind Feed Your Mind Candy, plant-based chef and food educator Lauren Lovatt mindfully reconnects readers to the adage of ‘we are what we eat’ in this appetising new-wave cookbook.
Drawing on her own experiences of mental health, Lovatt presents an empowering approach to food and wellbeing which is nourishing, sustainable and good for both us and the planet.
Focusing on hero ingredients of plants, whole grains, healthy fats, legumes, and tonic herbs, vibrant vegan recipes offer emotional balance with a splash of creativity, and a sprinkle of magic!
With recipes presented by season in order to make the most of freshly-grown produce and to maximise the benefits according to our different needs at each time of year, ideas in this book include:
- Flavourful and brain-boosting kimchi and black bean tostadas;
- Delicious pumpkin arancini, filled with healthy fats and rainbow vegetables;
- A destressing CBD stir-fry with wild rice, ginger and sunflower seeds;
- An energy-boosting mind food fry-up of qi beans, scrambled tofu, caramelized tomatoes and smoked mushrooms…
And many, many more!
Mind Food is about connecting with yourself and the world around you, and offers a holistic toolbox of insights into how to live in sync with the world. It shares lifestyle practices that inspire new activities, and delicious sweet and savoury recipes focused on seasonal ingredients and tonics to support your brain through each life-affirming season.
Nurture your mental and physical health with Mind Food, a must-have cookbook for every kitchen library.
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Heal Your Gut, Mind & Emotions: 5 Steps to Reset Your Health with Ayurveda and Food Chemistry
Did you know your physical, mental and emotional well-being depends on your gut health? The healthier your gut, the better you are!With the gut as a central axis of vigour, health coach Dimple Jangda has helped people all over the world recover from chronic diseases through a powerful combination of ancient Ayurvedic science, modern research and nutrition with a special emphasis on food chemistry.
In this comprehensive book, she shares the tools that shaped her life and advises on how you can use food to preserve your health and reverse diseases. She outlines a five-step process that will help you unlock the huge potentials of the gut and improve your gut–brain axis so it can share critical information with you on what the body truly needs.
Dimple’s goal is to empower people to use nutrition to prevent disease, and through this accessible, exhaustive book, shows you just how you can do that.
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Medical Medium Liver Rescue: Answers to Eczema, Psoriasis, Diabetes, Strep, Acne, Gout, Bloating, Gallstones, Adrenal Stress, Fatigue, Fatty Liver, Weight Issues, SIBO &…
Discover how to optimize your liver health to transform your wellbeing – reducing stress, improving sleep, lowering your blood pressure, preventing health problems and more!
What if you could focus on one aspect of your wellbeing to prevent health problems you didn’t even know were lurking beneath the surface? In today’s world, we have no idea how many symptoms, conditions and diseases are rooted in an overloaded liver. Nearly every challenge – from emotional struggles to autoimmune illnesses – has an origin in an overloaded liver and can improve when you harness the force of this humble organ.
Medical Medium Liver Rescue offers the answers you should have had all along. With his signature compassion, Anthony William, the Medical Medium, shares unparalleled insights into undiscovered functions of our life-saving livers, explains what’s behind dozens of health issues and offers detailed guidance on how to heal and thrive.Find out for yourself what liver rescue is all about: being clearer-headed, more peaceful, happier and adaptable to our fast-changing times. Learn how to sleep well, balance blood sugar, lower blood pressure, lose weight, look and feel younger. A healthy liver is the ultimate de-stressor, anti-ageing ally and safeguard against a threatening world – if we give it the right support.
“Anthony’s understanding of foods, their vibrations, and how they interact with the body never ceases to amaze. Effortlessly he explains the potential harmony or disharmony in our choices in a way anyone can understand. He has a gift. Do your body a favor and treat yourself.”
– Pharrell Williams, 11-time Grammy-winning artist and producerRead more
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The Woks of Life: Recipes to Know and Love from a Chinese American Family: A Cookbook
The family behind the acclaimed blog The Woks of Life shares 100 of their favorite home-cooked and restaurant-style Chinese recipes.“For years, Bill, Judy, Sarah, and Kaitlin have been my go-to source for recipes and techniques that have roots firmly planted in Chinese tradition but with a uniquely American experience and voice. This is a very special book.”–J. Kenji López-Alt, author of The Food Lab and The Wok
This is the story of a family as told through food. Judy, the mom, speaks to traditional Chinese dishes and cultural backstory. Bill, the dad, worked in his family’s Chinese restaurants and will walk you through how to make a glorious Cantonese Roast Duck. Daughters Sarah and Kaitlin have your vegetable-forward and one-dish recipes covered–put them all together and you have the first cookbook from the funny and poignant family behind the popular blog The Woks of Life.
In addition to recipes for Mini Char Siu Bao, Spicy Beef Biang Biang Noodles, Cantonese Pork Belly Fried Rice, and Salt-and-Pepper Fried Oyster Mushrooms, there are also helpful tips and tricks throughout, including an elaborate rundown of the Chinese pantry, explanations of essential tools (including the all-important wok), and insight on game-changing Chinese cooking secrets like how to “velvet” meat to make it extra tender and juicy.
Whether you’re new to Chinese cooking or if your pantry is always stocked with bean paste and chili oil, you’ll find lots of inspiration and trustworthy recipes that will become a part of your family story, too.
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Anna’s Family Kitchen: Navigating through food, faff and family life
Anna’s Family Kitchen is a fun family-friendly cookbook, which shares nutritious but minimal faff recipes with families across the country. Including more than 70 recipes, this book explores the variety of dishes you can bring to the table for any occasion. From lights bites to fakeaways and working smarter not harder in the kitchen, you can achieve fun and easy mealtimes every day. Written by Anna Stanford, a self-taught cook and mother of three, her debut book showcases the reality of family life, and how to achieve fun and easy mealtimes that aren’t all-consuming. Each recipe has been created to make the pressures of day-to-day cooking a little bit easier. Anna’s Family Kitchen includes tailored tips and tricks to assist families in cooking nutritional but tasty dishes. It features a dish for every occasion, from Light Bites & Snacks, Quick & Easy Weekdays, Weekends & Gatherings to Fakeaways, as well as the Cook Clever chapter which is full of useful hints and tips to save money, batch cook ahead of time and utilise your freezer to make sure you aren’t wasting food! Whether you have lots of mouths to feed or are just short on time during the working week, Anna’s recipes are accessible and appealing to everyone.Read more
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The College Cookbook: 101 Simple, Cheap and Healthy Recipes with QR Code Video Demonstrations
Includes 101 simple, cheap, and delicious recipes anyone can make!
This cookbook has videos; how?
As a current college student, I understand how the average student operates in the kitchen. Most students have little to no cooking knowledge. This is why I have made a unique cookbook with QR code videos that go with the recipes.
What are QR code Video Demonstrations?
When the average student reads a recipe from a cookbook, they might understand how to do 80 percent of the steps; however, some of the directions can be complicated and confusing.
This is exactly why I have added over 50 QR code video demonstrations. Scanning the QR code will take you to a youtube video I created, showing you exactly how to make the recipe.
Nutrition Guide
Making a cookbook that is extremely easy to follow was important to me, but being the health nut I am, I also cover the nutrition aspect of cooking in extreme detail.
Each recipe has its own nutrition label, where you can see things like how many calories come from each separate ingredient and the macronutrient breakdown of the full meal.
Various aspects of nutrition are covered so each student understands how to attain their specific nutrition and health goals.
This is an all-in-one cookbook that will cover everything a college student needs, from cooking tips and tricks to a full-on nutrition guide.
If you want to start making great meals and level up your cooking and nutrition, scroll up and hit the add to cart button!
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The Glasgow Cookery Book: Centenary Edition – Celebrating 100 Years of the Dough School
A British/French cookbook with over 1000 tried and tested recipes that were used and developed as a textbook by The Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science – fondly dubbed the Do. (or Dough) School by Glasgow citizens. it just happens to come from Glasgow. Its reputation for dependable and economical recipes ensured that its influence spread far beyond the walls of the Glasgow college. Its practical and reliable cookery advice became famous worldwide and it is a useful book today still for anyone looking for a clear, concise and comprehensive cookbook.Read more
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Monash University Low FODMAP: The Cookbook
This is the perfect cooking companion to better manage symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Offering 120 newly developed recipes created using the world’s largest database of FODMAP-tested foods, it shows you how to cook and enjoy low FODMAP foods at home. It also includes the Monash FODMAP stack cup, a unique feature designed by the research team to help customise meal plans to suit your lifestyle. With the Monash University Low FODMAP cookbook, you’ll have an easy-to-use guide to a diet therapy that brings together fresh, nourishing, low FODMAP ingredients to create delicious and simple dishes from around the world. With all proceeds from the cookbook going back into research, you’ll be playing a meaningful rule in making a bigger, better impact on the lives of people with IBS around the world.Read more
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Scoff: A History of Food and Class in Britain
The brand new book by Pen Vogler, Stuffed, is available now
***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***
A Book of the Year in the Daily Mail, Independent, Spectator and The Times & Sunday Times
Finalist for the Guild of Food Writers Food Book Award 2021
‘Sharp, rich and superbly readable… Fascinating’ Sunday Times
‘Utterly delicious’ Observer
‘Superb’ ‘Book of the Week’, The Times
‘Terrific’ ‘Book of the Week’, Guardian
‘I loved it.’ Monty Don
‘A brilliant romp of a book.’ Jay Rayner
Avocado or beans on toast? Gin or claret? Nut roast or game pie? Milk in first or milk in last? And do you have tea, dinner or supper in the evening?
In this fascinating social history of food in Britain, Pen Vogler examines the origins of our eating habits and reveals how they are loaded with centuries of class prejudice. Covering such topics as fish and chips, roast beef, avocados, tripe, fish knives and the surprising origins of breakfast, Scoff reveals how in Britain we have become experts at using eating habits to make judgements about social background.
Bringing together evidence from cookbooks, literature, artworks and social records from 1066 to the present, Vogler traces the changing fortunes of the food we encounter today, and unpicks the aspirations and prejudices of the people who have shaped our cuisine for better or worse.
‘With commendable appetite and immense attention to detail Pen Vogler skewers the enduring relationship between class and food in Britain. A brilliant romp of a book that gets to the very heart of who we think we are, one delicious dish at a time.’ Jay Rayner
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Tasting History: Explore the Past through 4,000 Years of Recipes (A Cookbook)
Begin your very own food journey through the centuries and around the world with the first cookbook from the beloved YouTube channel Tasting History with Max MillerWhat began as a passion project when Max Miller was furloughed during Covid-19 has become a viral YouTube sensation. The Tasting History with Max Miller channel has thrilled food enthusiasts and history buffs alike as Miller recreates a dish from the past, often using historical recipes from vintage texts, but updated for modern kitchens as he tells stories behind the cuisine and culture. From ancient Rome to Ming China to medieval Europe and beyond, Miller has collected the best-loved recipes from around the world and has shared them with his fans. Now, with beautiful photographs portraying the dishes and historical artwork throughout, Tasting History compiles over sixty dishes such as:
-Tuh’u: a red beet stew with leeks dating back to 1740 BC
-Globi: deep-fried cheese balls with honey and poppy seeds
-Soul Cakes: yeasted buns with currants from circa 1600
-Pumpkin Tourte: a crustless pumpkin cheesecake with cinnamon and sugar on top from 1570
-And much more.Including the original recipe and Miller’s modern recreation, this cookbook is a must-have for any avid cook or history fan looking to experience delicious recipes from the past.
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Stuffed: A History of Good Food and Hard Times in Britain
‘Delicious… Wonderful’ Guardian
‘Fascinating… Full of incident and food for thought’ Mail on Sunday
‘A fact-stuffed romp through our edible history’ The Times
A WATERSTONES BEST FOOD & DRINK BOOK OF 2023
The fascinating history of the people, the ideas and the dishes that have fed – and starved – the nation, by the author of the Sunday Times bestselling Scoff.
In times of plenty, we stuff ourselves. When the food runs out, we’re stuffed too. How have people in the British Isles shared the riches from our fields, dairies, kitchens and seas, as well as those from around the world? And when the cupboard is bare, who steps up to the plate to feed the nation’s hungry children, soldiers at war or families in crisis?
Stuffed tells the stories of the food and drink at the centre of social upheavals from prehistory to the present: the medieval inns boosted by the plague; the Enclosures that finished off the celebratory roast goose; the Victorian chemist searching for unadulterated mustard; the post-war supermarkets luring customers with strawberries. Drawing on cookbooks, literature and social records, Pen Vogler reveals how these turning points have led to today’s extremes of plenty and want: roast beef and food banks; allotment-fresh vegetables and ultra-processed fillers.
It is a tale of feast and famine, and of the traditions, the ideas and the laws which have fed – or starved – the nation, but also of the yeasty magic of bread and ale, the thrill of sugary treats, the pies and puddings that punctuate the year, and why the British would give anything – even North America – for a nice cup of tea.
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