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hugbandit7's review
4.0
I love trying new cookbooks and different ethnic foods and this cookbook, as part of Abrams Dinner Party, is no exception. It takes us to the Philippines and all of the delicious dishes that they serve there. So many flavors are melded together and while I am not extremely familiar with this cuisine, I have heard of a few dishes including Adobo and Lumpia. But this culture has so many more wonderful dishes beyond what we might be familiar with from what we have experienced.
I was first drawn to the recipe Food of the Gods which is a Molasses, Date, and Walnut square. This is so delicious and I feel like it is healthy when it is not when you look at how much sugar is included. But never the matter, I ate every last bite and even made a batch for my book club for our sweet treat exchange.
Outside of the wide variety of recipes, there is also history and culture presented to us. I found this very fascinating especially when it came to the language which is very gender-neutral, to kamayan which is eating with your hands versus silverware. I love the example about being out in nature and trying to set up a table with silverware just isn't something that is done because it is more work than necessary. There is even a seasoning matrix at the beginning to educate us on what might mix well together and where they are on the sweet, sour, salty, or fat scale.
There is so much to learn from this book outside of the various dishes. This would make a great cookbook to share with the family and to have an education dinner over some traditional dishes popular in the Philippines. I think it would make for an interesting evening in any household.
I was first drawn to the recipe Food of the Gods which is a Molasses, Date, and Walnut square. This is so delicious and I feel like it is healthy when it is not when you look at how much sugar is included. But never the matter, I ate every last bite and even made a batch for my book club for our sweet treat exchange.
Outside of the wide variety of recipes, there is also history and culture presented to us. I found this very fascinating especially when it came to the language which is very gender-neutral, to kamayan which is eating with your hands versus silverware. I love the example about being out in nature and trying to set up a table with silverware just isn't something that is done because it is more work than necessary. There is even a seasoning matrix at the beginning to educate us on what might mix well together and where they are on the sweet, sour, salty, or fat scale.
There is so much to learn from this book outside of the various dishes. This would make a great cookbook to share with the family and to have an education dinner over some traditional dishes popular in the Philippines. I think it would make for an interesting evening in any household.
spicycheesecake's review
informative
inspiring
This is definitely a book I'm going to purchase in the future. I learned so much about culture!! and am excited to do some cooking soon
There were some breaks in between the recipes, where the author would talk about her life, her experiences in the Philippines and with the food, or her heritage. I found it really cool! I have such a hard time learning about my own culture, so this book really taught me a lot
There were some cool af pages, even one that references to other filipino-related literature.
There were some breaks in between the recipes, where the author would talk about her life, her experiences in the Philippines and with the food, or her heritage. I found it really cool! I have such a hard time learning about my own culture, so this book really taught me a lot
There were some cool af pages, even one that references to other filipino-related literature.
delia_reads's review
5.0
This will probably start a fight somewhere but the adobo from this book is one of the best I’ve ever had. Really bang-on recipes.
the_dragon_starback's review
informative
3.0
Didn’t love the design of this. Too many bright colours and different fonts made it overly busy. Some cool recipes, though.
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