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Foods Of The Maya: A Taste Of The Yucatan
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South East Asian Foods.
by Rosemary Brissenden

Classification: Recipes + Food Culture

Illustrated: No

Overall Rating : 10/10

My wife handed me this as a welcome home present after my first trip to Sulawesi in Indonesia back in 1995 as I'd been raving about the food while I was there.

It has been THE book I turn to first when I want to either research something or simply looking for something new to cook for dinner.

I'd love to meet her one day as she must have spent a lot of time in the region researching for this. There is an exceptional amount of knowledge captured here.

The book is broken down into sections for each country and goes into significant depth about the culture and the food, differences, and similarities between them all. She also explores the plethora of techniques involved in creating the dishes.

I'm not sure if it is still in print (I'll try and find out) but if you can find it, get it. Amazon don't have any new ones listed and there is only second hand one for $173. Stay tuned.

(update - 15-Sept-08: I cannot find one anywhere on the web so you are down to combing the second-hand book stores if you want one of these!).

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