The Contemporary African Kitchen: Home Cooking Recipes from the Leading Chefs of Africa [Hardcover]

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A cookbook to be dipped into for inspiration for intimate late-night suppers and pull-out-the-stops buffets. It is a book to read, to cook from and to savor that will delight the mind and the tastebuds.  Jessica B. Harris, Ph.D., food historian, lecturer, and author ofHigh on the Hog

Experience Africas vibrant food culture with 120 recipes from the continents most exciting culinary voices

Meet the culinarians who are setting the new African table. James Beard Award-winning author Alexander Smalls presents a vibrant library of home cooking recipes and texts contributed by 33 chefs, restaurateurs, caterers, cooks, and writers at the heart of Africas food movement.

Organized geographically into five regions,The Contemporary African Kitchenpresents 120 warm and delicious dishes, each beautifully photographed and brought to life through historical notes, personal anecdotes, and serving suggestions.

Home cooks will discover a bounty of diverse, delicious dishes ranging from beloved classics to newer creations, all rooted in a shared language of ingredients, spices, and cooking traditions. Learn to make Northern Africas famed couscous and grilled meats; Eastern Africas aromatic curries; Central Africas Peanut Sauce Stew and Cocoyam Dumplings; Southern Africas fresh seafood and street food; and Western Africas renowned Chicken Yassa.

With text contributions from experts including Pierre Thiam, Selassie Atadika, Anto Cocagne, Coco Reinarhz, and Michael Ad? El?gb?d?, the essay and recipe contributors to this ground-breaking survey are at the heart of the food movement of Africa, making it an essential addition to every cook and food lovers library.

Inviting, instructive, accessible, and exciting,The Contemporary African Kitchenbrings the conversation about Africas cuisine into homl#Þ