Product Description

Founded upon the ethnically diverse peoples who settled there, the cuisine of the Caribbean is extremely varied. Combine that with the tropical climate and exotic plants and animals and the gourmet is presented with a wonderful treat for the palate.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1342880 in Books
• Published on: 2000-04-25
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 96 pages

Customer Reviews

Great introduction to the Caribbean cuisine.
In its almost 50 parts, all written by experienced cooks and cook book writers, HP Books' "The Book of ... Cooking" series takes you on a culinary trip around the world; all in easy to follow, well-explained recipes.

This installment, the Book of Caribbean Cooking, starts with glossary of ingredients, and then presents recipe suggestions for all major courses, from soups and appetizers to bread, cakes, desserts and drinks. Special chapters are dedicated to fish, poultry and game, and (red) meat dishes, vegetables, salads and rice. Classics such as banana bread, callaloo, rum, pineapple and other tropical punches, fried plantains, glazed sweet potatoes, tuna steaks, palm hearts, picadillo, pina colada, pineapple and coconut cake, and pork and banana kabobs appear next to unique dishes such as Grenadan coo-coo (fried cornmeal and coconut squares) with papaya salsa, lime and coconut meringue pie, mango turkey, pineapple and ginger ribs, and quail in rum and raisin sauce.

From ackee and saltfish to yam salad, this collection of recipes, while not all-encompassing, is a great introduction to the richness of the Caribbean cuisine - and at a relative bargain price, to boot.