My Cape Malay Kitchen: Cooking for my Father - Softcover

Isaacs, Cariema

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1432305654 ISBN 13: 9781432305659

Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa, 2016

Synopsis

My Cape Malay Kitchen is a breathtakingly beautiful presentation of some 80 traditional Cap Malay recipes as well as a selection of modern dishes. These are accompanied by Cariema's depiction of her childhood growing up in Bo-Kaap -- the Cape Malay Quarter of Cape Town. She includes the religious and cultural ceremonies, as well as events that have shaped this unique community. But My Cape Malay Kitchen is still a cookbook; packed with flavourful food, richly spiced curries, indulgent cakes and decadent desserts, all illustrated with truly inspirational photography.

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About the Author

Cariema Isaacs was born in Schotsche Kloof in Bo-Kaap. She has a natural flair in the kitchen, and from an early age was familiar with ingredients that her grandmother would transform into the most scrumptious dishes. Cariema lived in Cape Town for most of ther life, before moving to Johannesburg, and then finally Dubai, where she and her husband are raising their two teenage sons. My Cape Malay Kitchen is her first book.

Review

“Sometimes a book is multiple things. Recipes. Adventure. Tribute. Education. You’ll find all that in My Cape Malay Kitchen... “Merger of cuisines” is perhaps the best summary of this book. Every dish shines with its culinary heritage on display. And every dish has some hook to entice you to try it. An old friend or a new constellation of spices. My Cape Malay Kitchen is a sweet book — well spicy, too — and one you’ll find charming and flavorful.” (Brian O'Rourke The Huffington Post)

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1432305654
• ISBN 13: 9781432305659
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208