Cuba: The Cookbook [Hardcover]

A unique compilation of authentic home-cooking recipes from Cuba, reflecting the island's remarkable culinary diversity

Cuban food is known worldwide for its blend of bright colours and intense flavors, andCuba: The Cookbookis the first book to celebrate and document comprehensively its cuisine and contemporary food culture. Collected by those who best know the entire Cuban culinary landscape, the 350 home-cooking recipes in this compendium explore the country's myriad traditions and influences - from Spanish to Soviet to Chinese - through recipes for appetizers, rice dishes, fish, meat, vegetables, egg dishes, desserts, and more.

Madelaine V?zquez G?lvez has over 30 years of culinary experience - she has run a restaurant in Cuba, authored several Cuban cookbooks, hosted a cooking show, led Slow Food Caribbean, and has the most extensive collection of culinary printed materials in Cuba.

Writer Imogene Tondre has lived in Cuba for the past decade. She has a Master's Degree from the University of Havana for Cuban food culture.

As featured inThe Sunday Times

'[One] of fall's top cookbooks.' -Wall Street Journal

'Pulling from Spanish, African, and Haitian influences, Madelaine V?zquez G?lvez and Imogene Tondre capture the mingling of different cultures with every recipe.' - Entertainment Weekly Online

'Each dish speaks to a moment in Cuba's history...The thoughtfulness behind these anthropological recipes is due to the fact the book's authors, Imogene Tondre and Madelaine Vazquez Galvez, are not just fantastic cooks but also food historians; the recipes are inspired by and made for home cooks.' - Food52

'Perhaps the most comprehensive compendium of traditional Cuban recipes to date  with an eye to preserving heritage techniques and preparations that are in danger of being lost in a fast-changing Cuba.' - Travel + Leisure

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