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Books: Cooking by Cuisine -> Cooking Caribbean
A Taste of Old Cuba : More Than 150 Recipes for Delicious, Authentic, and Traditional Dishes
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by:
O'Higgins, Maria Josefa
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Publisher:
HarperCollins
Published: October 26, 1994
ISBN: 0060169648
Format:Hardcover
Pages:304
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Book Description
From Publishers Weekly
When reading de O'Higgins's first cookbook, evocative prose seems to bring a distant Cuba back to life. Thanks to a lifelong love of Cuban food and devotion to her extended family, O'Higgins never lost touch with her Caribbean
roots: she was raised there in the 1920s and '30s. With a sensibility that is responsive to both the flavors of food and the feelings that accompany meals remembered, the writer lets readers understand the myriad of influences that have formed Cuban
cuisine. From her Catalan grandmother came recipes for cocido and sopa de ajos-classic Spanish soups. From her father, sportsman and bon vivant, came recipes for rabbit stews and lisa frita, or black mullet fish, pan-fried in olive oil and lime juice.
Dried shrimp, a staple of the Chinese immigrants who settled in Cuba, makes a Cuban-style fried rice when blended with saffron, Valencia rice and pimentos. The 150 recipes O'Higgins collected and tested are clear and accessible, with prefaces that both
entertain and inform the cook, making the book a worthwhile addition to the cookbook lover's library. Photos not seen by PW.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Product Description:
An evocative feast for all the senses, A Taste
of Old Cuba combines a Cuban expatriate's charming and vivid memories of a childhood on the idyllic island before Castro's revolution with more than 150 recipes for delicious, authentic, and traditional Cuban dishes.
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