From Publisher : "Through 80 spice-infused recipes, spectacular images, and a culinary journey along the ancient spice trail, Eleanor Ford reveals how spice trading and cultural diffusion changed the world’s cuisine and how to best enjoy spices in your own home.
In this richly illustrated volume, Ford uses recipes as maps as she
takes readers on a culinary journey that weaves through history and around the world. She explores both the flavor profiles and the spread of spices–from cardamom to cinnamon, ginger to sumac–and provides fascinating insights such as how nutmeg unites the spice blends Indian garam masala, Lebanese seven spice, French quatre epices, Moroccan ras el hanout, and Middle Eastern baharat, lending its bittersweet, fragrant warmth to them all.
This unparalleled guide also provides flavorful recipes for entrees,
appetizers, side dishes, and more, enabling readers to make a divine garlic clove vegetable curry, jasmine tea-smoked chicken, Indonesian seafood gulai, and other delights, as well as staple spice mixtures to have on hand. The result will enable you to stock up and to have a home kitchen rich in international flavor and fragrance."
