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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 mother’s spice
stall in Kuala Lumpur, Christina Arokiasamy developed an
artist’s sense of how to combine and use spices in
traditional and innovative ways. In The Spice Merchant’s
Daughter, she shares her family’s spice secrets, expertly
guiding and enticing home cooks to enliven their
repertoires. Christina weaves evocative stories of cooking at her
mother’s 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 Asian–
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
Merchant’s Daughter both inspires and empowers, awakening
the senses and unlocking the alluring world of spices.
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