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Recipes and Simple Spice Blends for the American Kitchen
Clarkson Potter
August 2008
On Sale: August 5, 2008
240 pages
ISBN: 0307396282
EAN: 9780307396280
Hardcover
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It was the aroma. The exotic scent of spices: rich, alluring, and almost magical. A scent that would sometimes overpower the freshness in the air and sometimes subtly mingle with it to create a tantalizing bouquet. A scent that would always bring me back to my childhood. Growing up enveloped in the aromas of her motherβs spice stall in Kuala Lumpur, Christina Arokiasamy developed an artistβs sense of how to combine and use spices in traditional and innovative ways. In The Spice Merchantβs Daughter, she shares her familyβs spice secrets, expertly guiding and enticing home cooks to enliven their repertoires. Christina weaves evocative stories of cooking at her motherβs side with real-world practical advice gleaned not only from working in professional kitchens but also from tackling the nightly task of getting a home-cooked dinner on the table for her family of four using American ingredients. She shows how easy it is to build layers of complex flavor to create 100 tempting Southeast Asianβ inspired recipes, including Lemon Pepper Wings, Spicy Beef Salad, Steamed Snapper with Tamarind-Ginger Sauce, Cardamom Butter Rice with Sultanas, and Coconut Flan Infused with Star Anise. She unlocks the transformative power of homemade spice rubs, curry pastes, and sauces, as well as chutneys and pickles, enabling home cooks to bring new depth and dimension to their favorite dishes. With lush photography and a chapter identifying and defining key pantry ingredients and aromatics, The Spice Merchantβs Daughter both inspires and empowers, awakening the senses and unlocking the alluring world of spices.
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