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lsparrow's review against another edition
3.0
such a beautiful book - part travel log, part cook book - although there are limited recipies.
mostly the people groups in the books are those that are small isolated communites that are not well celebrated in the world of cook books. I was also very interested in the section on a refugee camp in Calais.
I wished there were more recipies - but in reality it was just a taste.
mostly the people groups in the books are those that are small isolated communites that are not well celebrated in the world of cook books. I was also very interested in the section on a refugee camp in Calais.
I wished there were more recipies - but in reality it was just a taste.
sjj169's review against another edition
5.0
The author and the photographer for this book have traveled the world on assignments for food and travel publications, they decided to branch off and do a book of their own thing. I'm so glad they did. This book is flipping amazing.
(Fair warning: My camera on my phone totally sucks and does these images no justice-but I wanted to give everyone an idea of how gorgeous this book is)
This book made my foodie heart beat faster, but food is only part of the journey. You get stories that go along with where you are in the world and tidbits of another life.
Like how refugees are sharing their last coffee or tea..because they believe everyone should have something.
This is a huge gorgeous book that is going to look so pretty on my coffee table.
PS. Sometimes I really do cook some of the recipes in the cookbooks that I drool over. Here is some spiced okra (I added squash too...because)
*also taken with my crappy phone*
Booksource: I received a copy of this book in exchange for review from the publisher.
(Fair warning: My camera on my phone totally sucks and does these images no justice-but I wanted to give everyone an idea of how gorgeous this book is)
This book made my foodie heart beat faster, but food is only part of the journey. You get stories that go along with where you are in the world and tidbits of another life.
Like how refugees are sharing their last coffee or tea..because they believe everyone should have something.
This is a huge gorgeous book that is going to look so pretty on my coffee table.
PS. Sometimes I really do cook some of the recipes in the cookbooks that I drool over. Here is some spiced okra (I added squash too...because)
*also taken with my crappy phone*
Booksource: I received a copy of this book in exchange for review from the publisher.
_zora_'s review against another edition
5.0
What a gorgeous book and a sensitive documentation of so many interesting food traditions. I especially appreciated the chapter on the refugee settlement in Calais: a great record of human ingenuity in many realms, including food, and I'm especially glad there's a record of it, as the camp has since been cleared.
There are recipes included, but TBH I haven't tried any yet. Probably my first go-to will be the chimichurri -- I didn't realize until I read the section on the Argentine pampas that the sauce was made in such enormous quantities and meant to keep for a while. Overall, I appreciate that the recipes do not seem to have been "adapted" for my kitchen -- I much prefer when they're recorded as is, because that knowledge should be retained.
There are recipes included, but TBH I haven't tried any yet. Probably my first go-to will be the chimichurri -- I didn't realize until I read the section on the Argentine pampas that the sauce was made in such enormous quantities and meant to keep for a while. Overall, I appreciate that the recipes do not seem to have been "adapted" for my kitchen -- I much prefer when they're recorded as is, because that knowledge should be retained.
sandyd's review
4.0
Big coffee-table book of exquisite National Geographic style photographs of Native peoples and traditional foods, with some recipes and essays.
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