Down-Island Caribbean Cookery - Hardcover

Virginie F. Elbert; George A. Elbert

9780671672034: Down-Island Caribbean Cookery

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0671672037 ISBN 13: 9780671672034

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1991

Gathers Caribbean-style recipes for appetizers, soups, sauces, seafood, poultry, meats, vegetables, breads, and desserts

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From Publishers Weekly:

In recent years a spate of Caribbean cookbooks has hit the shelves, chronicling a cuisine formed by Creole, Spanish, French, African, Dutch, Indonesian and East Indian traditions. The Elberts ( Dolci: The Fabulous Desserts of Italy ) set out to "record the real quality of Caribbean genius in the kitchen." And they've produced a cookbook likely to be savored and dog-eared by devotees who appreciate the nuances--and will go to great lengths to reproduce--earthy exotica. Recipes include duck Creole (hailing from St. Martin), lime marmalade (Martinique) and mango chutney (Trinidad). The authors supply several variations on home-cooked ("down island") foodstuffs, like the proverbial rice-and-beans, which change form and tang as a dish leaps from island to island. An entire chapter goes to selections for the Dutch-influenced, Indonesian-derived risjtafelsic ("rice table") popular on islands colonized by the Netherlands. While many recipes contain unusual ingredients (described in great detail in a handy introductory chapter aptly named "The Caribbean Cupboard") the Elberts make every attempt to suggest suitable substitutions. Illustrations not seen by PW.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal:

The Elberts, authors of Dolci: The Fabulous Desserts of Italy (S. & S., 1987), are frequent visitors to the Caribbean. Their collections of some 300 recipes from restaurants and home cooks is intended to encompass, and preserve, the best of the traditional island foods. However, although this is a more ambitious effort than such recent cookbooks as Jessica Harris's Sky Juice and Flying Fish ( LJ 12/90) or Dunstan Harris's Island Cooking ( LJ 12/88), the authenticity of some of the recipes seems questionable--for example, Callalo Soup made with imitation fish product, Jamaican Salt Cod and Akees served with a cheese sauce--and the recipe style is sometimes awkward. This is not a necessary purchase.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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