Old Havana Cookbook: Cuban Recipes in Spanish and English (Bilingual Cookbooks)
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Manufacturer: Hippocrene Books
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Old Havana Cookbook: Cuban Recipes in Spanish and English (Bilingual Cookbooks) Description
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.597291
EAN: 9780781807678
ISBN: 0781807670
Label: Hippocrene Books
Manufacturer: Hippocrene Books
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 123
Publication Date: 1999-12
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Studio: Hippocrene Books
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.597291
EAN: 9780781807678
ISBN: 0781807670
Label: Hippocrene Books
Manufacturer: Hippocrene Books
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 123
Publication Date: 1999-12
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Studio: Hippocrene Books
Editorial Review of Old Havana Cookbook: Cuban Recipes in Spanish and English (Bilingual Cookbooks)
Havana is one of the oldest and most picturesque cities of the western hemisphere. It was a popular winter destination for North American tourists in the 1950s. and this cookbook recaptures the spirit of Old Havana-and its celebrated culinary traditions. Cuban cuisine, though derived from its mother country, Spain, has been modified and refined by locally available foods like pork, rice, corn, beans and sugar, and the requirements of a tropical climate. Fine Gulf Stream fish, crabs and lobsters, and an almost infinite variety of vegetables and luscious, tropical fruits also have their places on the traditional Cuban table. This cookbook includes over 50 recipes, each in Spanish with side-by-side English translation -- all of them classic Cuban fare and old Havana specialities adapted for the North American Kitchen.
Customer Reviews of Old Havana Cookbook: Cuban Recipes in Spanish and English (Bilingual Cookbooks)
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Havana cookbook
Review: I purchased this book because my family is from Havana, Cuba, and I felt I could get some good authentic recipes. I was very dissapointed. My grandmother who has shown me how to cook cuban food was even surprised at some of the ingredients in the recipes. The recipes are from foods we eat but the ingredients were way off. Sorry just my opinion
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Lacking
Review: This was an interesting, early attempt at compiling a cookbook of Cuban recipes. Having the book in two languages may help your local library, but most chefs speak one language or the other -- the result is a lot of wasted space. The simple graphics and lack of photos are uninspiring and there is nothing here that will entice or motivate you. A better choice for contemporary Cuban cuisine: Three Guys from Miami Cook Cuban.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Delightful!
Review: There's a wonderful Cuban restaurant on our neighboring island of St. Croix. So, I was thrilled to find this charming book. Easy to understand and filled with mouth-watering recipes to remove the drudgery of cooking. If you like this book, you'll love Angela Spenceley's two new cookbooks "Just Add Rum!" and "A Taste of the Caribbean". Both books are valuable additions to any good cookbook library.
Review Summary: Havana cookbook
Review: I purchased this book because my family is from Havana, Cuba, and I felt I could get some good authentic recipes. I was very dissapointed. My grandmother who has shown me how to cook cuban food was even surprised at some of the ingredients in the recipes. The recipes are from foods we eat but the ingredients were way off. Sorry just my opinion
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Lacking
Review: This was an interesting, early attempt at compiling a cookbook of Cuban recipes. Having the book in two languages may help your local library, but most chefs speak one language or the other -- the result is a lot of wasted space. The simple graphics and lack of photos are uninspiring and there is nothing here that will entice or motivate you. A better choice for contemporary Cuban cuisine: Three Guys from Miami Cook Cuban
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Delightful!
Review: There's a wonderful Cuban restaurant on our neighboring island of St. Croix. So, I was thrilled to find this charming book. Easy to understand and filled with mouth-watering recipes to remove the drudgery of cooking. If you like this book, you'll love Angela Spenceley's two new cookbooks "Just Add Rum!" and "A Taste of the Caribbean". Both books are valuable additions to any good cookbook library.