...is a book that unveils the mystery around the foods of a nation with Pacific and Caribbean coastlines, high ranges of the Andes Mountains, a vast Amazonian riverside and forest, beautiful cattle and farming Plain lands. The bounty of its climates, food and color is set in its recipes and traditions. It is the story of my encounter with a fare that brings memories of home and family. I traveled to towns and villages to be taught by many native cooks and vendors, learning and living through them. I write about our culinary legacy, carried from generation to generation along with family histories. All of this by word of mouth and in their minds, seldom written down. These recipes have been redone and written for you in a detailed manner allowing the home cook to prepare them successfully. Most of them are simple a quick and can be prepared with little effort.
“Secrets of Colombian Cooking” opens a window into the lives of the everyday Colombian family. The recipes and short stories give you an insight on the authentic Colombian culinary traditions. From arepas and pandebonos, bollos and empanadas, stews and soups, hot sauces and plantain dishes and more the wide range of recipes will surely fill your heart with warmth and comfort.
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Secrets of Colombian Cooking : Expanded Edition.
- Author: Patrícia McCausland-Gallo
- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Hippocrene Books; Expanded edition (August 1, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0781812895
- ISBN-13: 978-0781812894
Review from Amazon
The best thing about "Secrets of Colombian Cooking" is the fact that it is written by a native Colombian. Patricia McCausland -Gallo is originally from Barranquilla, a city on the northern coast of Colombia. She traveled extensively throughout the country researching for the best recipes for this book. Secrets of Colombian Cooking is a magnificent and very complete collection of the best dishes of Colombian cuisine.
The recipes are simple to follow, and the results are outstanding.
If it is authentic typical Colombian recipes, in other words, the "real thing", that you are looking for, then I highly recommend "Secrets of Colombian Cooking".
Other reviews
"...fills a void for the delightful, little-known and vibrant cuisine of this South American nation. You will be thrilled by the ethnic diversity and originality of the dishes passionately and thoroughly gathered by native chef Patricia McCausland-Gallo." --Jacques Pepin
"Colombian cooking usually is tossed into general South American cookbooks and too rarely receives an entire mention apart from the rest of the region: enter Patricia McCausland-Gallo's Secrets of Colombian Cooking, providing the much-needed focus on Colombian dishes alone. . . . Author McCausland-Gallo is both a nutritionist and pastry chef born in the Caribbean: her culinary back- ground lends to a clear survey of classic Colombian fare." --The Midwest Book Review.