The Adobo Road Cookbook: A Filipino Food Journey-From Food Blog, to Food Truck, and Beyond [Filipino Cookbook, 99 Recipes] - Softcover

Gapultos, Marvin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0804842574 ISBN 13: 9780804842570

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

The road to great Filipino food begins and ends at home. But the journey along the way introduces a combination of flavors and textures from around the world. In The Adobo Road Cookbook, Marvin Gapultos demonstrates that delicious Filipino food can be prepared anywhere--from Manila to Los Angeles and everywhere in between.

As a food blogger-turned-gourmet food trucker, Marvin interprets traditional Filipino flavors with equal parts kitchen savvy and street smarts--providing easy-to-follow, tried and true recipes that serve as a guide to the pleasures of Filipino cooking. The nearly 100 recipes in these pages pave a culinary road trip that transports home cooks to the roadside food stalls, bars and home kitchens of the Philippines, to the hungry streets of L.A., and even into the sage kitchen's of Marvin's own grandmother, mother and aunties.  

A highly personal take on traditional Filipino cooking, The Adobo Road Cookbook boasts a tantalizing mix of native Filipino flavors, as well as influences from Spain, Mexico, China, and the U.S. From chapters featuring surefire entertaining foods like Filipino bar food, street food and cocktails, to a complete section of adobo recipes--both traditional and with a twist--the recipes found in The Adobo Road Cookbook express Marvin's unique approach to cooking. All of his recipes emphasize their authentic Filipino roots, taking advantage of traditional island flavors for which the Philippines is rightly renowned.

Recipes include:

• Slow-Braised Pork Belly and Pineapple Adobo
• Spicy Sizzling Pork (Sisig)
• Salmon and Miso Sour Soup (Sinigang)
• Chili Crab Spring Rolls (Lumpia)
• Coconut Milk Risotto with Kabocha Squash and Long Beans
• Chicken Adobo Pot Pies
• Sweet Corn and Coconut Milk Panna Cotta
• Gin Fizz Tropical
• Banana-Nut Spring Rolls

About this title

About the Author:

Marvin Gapultos is the author of the celebrated food blog, Burnt Lumpia, and was the founder of Los Angeles' first gourmet Filipino food truck, The Manila Machine. Because of his contemporary take on traditional Filipino food, The Manila Machine gained both a loyal following as well as critical acclaim, in just a short period of time. Using his knowledge of Filipino ingredients and flavors, Marvin not only developed the menu for his mobile restaurant, but he was also responsible for cooking the food. In fact, many of the menu items served from The Manila Machine originated on Marvin's blog. His singular passion and focus on the food of the Philippines has made him one of the leading voices on Filipino cooking. Marvin spends his time as a food and marketing writer. He lives with his wife and son in Southern California.

Review:

"Marvin stays true to his mission of nurturing the growth of Filipino food in America. He presents its history and promise, all seasoned with his personal stories and humor. This is for anyone interested in Asian cooking."
-Andrea Nguyen, author of Into the Vietnamese Kitchen and Asian Tofu

"This book is a clear testament that our traditional food has been kept alive, connecting generations of Filipinos and Filipino food lovers everywhere."
-Claude Tayag, artist, designer, chef, and author of Linamnam

"Marvin's recipes are fresh and playful, and his words shine with the signature whimsical style that makes his Burnt Lumpia blog such a hit."
-Pat Tanumihardja, food writer and author of The Asian Grandmothers Cookbook

"Marvin's deep knowledge and intense passion for Filipino cuisine are evident throughout this book. I love the scrumptious and inspiring recipes presented here--new frontiers to explore for those who love Asian cooking."
-Bee Yinn Low, author of Easy Chinese Recipes

"Some favorite new cookbooks (or at least new to me) have been the Adobo Road Cookbook by Marvin Gapultos, who performs the not-inconsiderable feat of making Filipino cooking delicious..."
-Jonathan Gold, Los Angeles Times

About this edition

• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0804842574
• ISBN 13: 9780804842570
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144